Queen conch could go on fed list

Florida Keys News

Monday, November 19, 2012

Queen conch could go on fed list

Environmental group requests species be classified as endangered

BY TIMOTHY O'HARA Citizen Staff
tohara@keysnews.com

When the first settlers made it to the Florida Keys, queen conch were as numerous in the nearshore seagrass as acorns in a hammock of oak trees.

Decades of overfishing nearly wiped out the queen conch (Strombus gigas), prompting the government to prohibit their commercial harvest in 1975.

Based on concerns from Monroe County citizens, recre...

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What happens when you ban something ?

Submitted on Mon, 11/19/2012 - 10:00am by trapper

It becomes more desirable, prohibiton is a great example. Only the poachers will profit.

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Poor Science ,

Submitted on Mon, 11/19/2012 - 8:44am by trapper

Why is it when I called to report large beds of conch and several places where they fall in solution holes and subsequentually die from starvation. an easy fix , go once every 2 weeks and pick them out. but none of these "reseachers can return a call. I don't believe they want to see populations that refute thier "sky is falling " theorys .