A new study published in Conservation Science and Practice uncovers how breeding populations of queen conch (Aliger gigas) within a protected marine reserve, where fishing is prohibited, sustain ...

A new article published today in the journal Oryx examines the efficacy and perception of queen conch (Aliger gigas) conservation aquaculture – cultivating aquatic organisms to manage or replenish ...

KEY WEST, Fla. — A protected species was on a Key West man’s menu Friday, landing him in jail on a felony charge, state wildlife officers said Tuesday. Burley David Smith turned 67 two days before he ...

Queen conch are found in the Caribbean and in the Gulf of Mexico. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Conch fritters and cracked conch are popular ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Residents of Mexico's Caribbean reef island of Banco Chinchorro near Belize have hunted the meat and salmon-pink shells of queen conch for generations. As populations have shrunk in ...

The queen conch (Aliger gigas) harvesting season reopened as of Saturday and will be permitted through June 1, 2026, in accordance with federal and territorial regulations. Harvesting is still ...

KEY WEST, Fla. — A Key West woman is facing multiple charges after state wildlife officers confirmed on Tuesday that she illegally harvested queen conch, a protected species in Florida waters. The ...

A Texas tourist who collected 40 queen conchs seashells from Key West, Florida, is going to jail for 15 days. A Florida judge also sentenced Diana Fiscal-Gonzalez of Dallas to serve six months of ...

My husband and I love our trips to Key West so much that we hope to move to the Florida island city after we retire and our ...

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