Giant clams, which can grow to weigh more than 200 kilograms (440 pounds), have long been traded for their shells, which are carved into decorative items, as well as for food and the aquarium trade.

A Filipino mother who says her family had to “swim for our lives” as a storm surge tore through her home during a 2021 typhoon is among the survivors suing Shell in the UK, in a case that will likely ...