A bald patch of grass in someone’s front yard can be restored by spreading seed or strips of sod. But when seagrass in shallow ocean water gets shredded by a […] ...

Three highly-publicized cases had the attention of Keys law enforcement agencies in the week following Independence Day. Hundreds of conch harvested illegally The FWC is investigating a significant ...

Florida wildlife officials are investigating what they say is the illegal harvest of nearly 300 queen conchs from waters off ...

The 291 empty shells of the federally protected mollusks were found at a rental house on Shoreline Road in Key Haven, a small ...

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Queen conchs are a valuable seafood resource in the Caribbean, providing livelihoods to many coastal communities and serving as a cultural icon in many Caribbean nations.

THE Bahamas National Trust (BNT) has expressed concern over reports of cruise passengers mistreating juvenile queen conchs on Princess Cays and has pledged to investigate the allegations.

The state’s flamboyantly pink queen conchs are not having enough sex. Warming seas and wild swings in temperature have shut down their reproductive impulses. To help them get in the mood ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission associate research scientist Dr. Ellery Lennon holds a Queen Conch after a dive with FWC on Monday, June 10, 2024, in Miami, Fla.

But shallow water conchs appear to have a serious problem of sexual dysfunction. Since 1999, Delgado and other scientists have noticed something strange about the queen conch nearest to shore.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission associate research scientist Gabriel Delgado holds a milk crate full of Queen Conchs for transportation to deeper waters where the snails have a ...