Florida’s marine life attracts people from all over the world — but what happens if someone gets too comfortable with the state’s natural wonders? Florida has strictly enforced laws in place to ...
Texas tourist, Diana Fiscal-Gonzalez recently collected 40 queen conch shells during her trip to Key West, Florida. Unbeknownst to Fiscal-Gonzalez, queen conch shells containing live mollusks are ...
With an estimated lifespan between 25 to 40 years, the queen conch (Strombus gigas) is a prized delicacy long harvested for food and is revered for its beautiful shell. Second only to the spiny ...
The queen conch, a marine mollusk prized for its edible meat and its glossy shell, is one of the most economically and culturally important species in the Caribbean. In the past few decades, intense ...