[Coral-List] protection for Queen Conch snails considered

[Dennis Hubbard]

HI Doug:

Your recollection of the pronunciation is correct. In fact, it was also a
moniker for inhabitants of Key West, FL back when Gene Shinn was the
spearfishing champion. Trivia for a Merry Christmas.

Denny.

On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 5:14 PM Douglas Fenner via Coral-List <
coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:

> U.S. mulls stronger protections for iconic Caribbean conch, raising
> concerns among fishers
>
> Showy Queen conchs, valued for their meat, are overharvested in many places
>
>
> https://www.science.org/content/article/u-s-mulls-stronger-protections-iconic-caribbean-conch-raising-concern-among-fishers
>
> They are large snails that inhabit seagrass beds, not really reefs.  I
> remember huge piles of their shells in some places.  I believe it is
> pronounced "konk" but correct me if I'm wrong.  They are being considered
> for listing as "threatened" under the US Endangered Species Act.  Nice
> picture.  They are quite visual, they can stick their eyes on long eye
> stalks out from under the shell in what is called the "Strombid notch" to
> look around.
>
> Cheers, Doug
>
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>
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>
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