Filter Feeder Research Paper

Basically, most bivalve animal is filtering feeder animal. Filter feeder is usually obtains its food by filtering organic matter or minute organisms from a current of water that passes through some part of its system (Merriam-Webster, 2015). Filter feeder is usually among the small to medium sized invertebrates but also can be found occurs in a few large vertebrates. Furthermore, bivalves such as clams are widely known which is important as our source of economic especially in the Philippines and neighboring countries such as Thailand and Malaysia (Manalo and Campos, 2010). This is because many bivalves’ species such as clams are one of the important fisheries resources.
Mud clams are one of the filter feeder animals. According to Bayen et al. (2005), the mud clam is species or organism that

erosa has become one of the incomes for the villagers at Setiu Wetland. This is because clam is usually widely consumed by the people for its delicacy because they are rich in protein (Normah and Noorasma, 2015). . Since P. erosa is the most abundances species in Setiu Wetland, it becomes the main target for the local people as sources economy aside for their sources of food. However, according to Argente et al. (2014), bivalves especially clams are not heavily cultured yet to fulfill the demand from the consumer cause most people especially local people to rely on the wild stock. The same goes where clams at Setiu Wetland are not even culture yet to fulfill the demand.
The study of filtration rate of mud clams in Malaysia even in Peninsular Malaysia is very least. Perhaps there is no study done scientifically. Thus, people might not be exposed yet with the important and function of filtration rate. Therefore, this study is important since it can make contribution towards the site-selection for culture, management of natural stocks, better understanding of limiting factors for bivalve’s growth and evaluation of their role in coastal ecosystem