[Coral-List] US protects iconic marine snail of the Caribbean, Queen Conch

[Douglas Fenner]

Thank you, Sarah!  Does anyone have a picture of a huge pile of conch
shells that I could use (with the source acknowledged)?  Thank you!
 Cheers, Doug

On Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 12:14 PM Sarah Frias-Torres <
sfrias_torres at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Doug,
> Dr. Meghan Davies, first at Harbor Branch Oceanographic, now at Florida
> Atlantic University, has pioneered the captive breeding of Queen Conch for
> restoration and conservation purposes. Over 40 years of work, Dr. Davies
> and her team have developed collaborations in Florida and the Caribbean.
> You can learn more here
>
> https://www.fau.edu/hboi/research/aquaculture-innovation/center-for-marine-and-warm-water-aquaculture/research/queen-conch/
>
> Sarah Frias-Torres, PhD
>
> LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahfriastorres
>
>
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> *From:* Coral-List <coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> on behalf of
> Douglas Fenner via Coral-List <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> *Sent:* Friday, February 23, 2024 1:30 PM
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> *Subject:* [Coral-List] US protects iconic marine snail of the Caribbean,
> Queen Conch
>
>
> https://www.science.org/content/article/news-glance-protecting-queen-cell-therapy-solid-tumors-and-uv-telescope
>
> Very nice photo.  Note the eyes.  I remember seeing HUGE piles of shells in
> the Bahamas many decades ago.  Also I read long ago that there were
> breeding programs for it.  I wonder if they are still in operation?
>
> Cheers, Doug
> --
> Douglas Fenner
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