There is a very strong unexploited resource of these in north-eastern Iceland and a local company is now fishing these for export via Oojee, said Managing Director Karl Johannesson.
French supermarket giant Auchan is already buying the smallest grades, he told IntraFish.
“There is a lot of clam there and a quota of 20,000 metric tons has been set,” he said.
“To begin with there was some trouble in finding the right dredge that would work on the fine sand where these clams are to be found.
“The
