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 ...

A hopping queen conch can be a sight to behold on the sea floor: its outer shell disguised by green algae, looking more like a rock than the exuberant prized pink queen, suddenly hurdling itself ...

This story originally appeared in Hakai Magazine and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As the blue and white skiff cuts across the bay to Naguabo on the eastern tip of Puerto Rico, fisherman ...

A woman was caught with five queen conchs with live animals still inside, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife conservation. (FWC) A woman was caught in Key West with five queen conchs with live ...

After divisive election, Boca Raton tries to rally around a common vision, seeks unity Boca Raton is welcoming a new era of city leadership — after voters recently rejected a redevelopment ...

STRETCH... IN CASE YOU MISSED IT OVER THE WEEKEND... FROM KEY WEST... NATS :05 THE 58TH ANNUAL CONCH SHELL BLOWING COMPETITION.... BRINGING THE FINEST CONCH SHELL ...

The queen of the sea, a monster mollusk that inspired its own republic in Florida but now is as likely to be found in a frying pan or a gift shop as the ocean floor, is in trouble. A marine preserve ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Today’s conch prize, however, is not the sliced white flesh heaped in the first ...