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If you were lucky to be born in the Florida Keys and Key West, you may call yourself a Conch. As a Conch, you are part of a close-knit community of environmentalists, conservationists, divers, and ...
In Florida, possession of live queen conch at any time is prohibited, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...
Lobster and Queen Conch The Spiny Lobster season is closed from April 1 to June 30. During these three months, it is illegal to catch, sell, or buy lobster. If someone already has lobster in stock by ...
The queen conch is one of the most recent species to be listed under the Endangered Species Act. This marine snail is a critical protein source not just in the marine food web, but for humans too ...
"So the queen conch is really an important animal to the Florida Keys…if you're born in the Florida Keys, you're considered a conch, and our high school in Key West is the Key West Conchs ...
ABOUT CONCH: The queen conch is an important marine species with ecological, economic and cultural significance. This animal plays a key role in marine ecosystems, grazing on algae and helping ...
In a groundbreaking educational initiative, environmental advocate Gail Woon has brought the life cycle of the queen conch into Bahamian classrooms. Through the project, Conch in the Classroom, Woon ...
“So this is a really unique and intelligent way of going about taking animals that aren’t part of the breeding population and helping increase the genetic diversity, presumably, and more importantly, ...
Travelers can unwittingly cross ethical or legal lines when shopping for souvenirs — especially when purchasing items made from plants or animals.
A mature queen conch – credit, Jennifer Doerr, NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Galveston. This incredible critter is the queen conch, and look out fellas she’s single. She’s one of ...
A researcher holds a juvenile queen conch. Adults can reach up to 12 inches in length. Jennifer Doerr, NOAA SEFSC Galveston via NOAA In the turquoise waters of the Florida Keys, a team of ...
And she is wearing a literal shell. In the Florida Keys, conch specialists at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) are on a mission to save the queen conch sea snail — an ...