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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said they charged Burley David Smith, 67, with a felony for catching and consuming two queen conchs while the suspect was fishing on Wisteria Island.

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2023

Sometimes working in fairly deep waters of 20 or 30 feet, divers can take home as many as 1,000 conchs in a single trip.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2023

The conchs are often cracked open with a hammer on the beach soon after they’re harvested, the meat swiftly removed and the shells discarded.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2023

Surveys should note whether conchs are mating or have released eggs to present a more accurate view of the population health, he says.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 22, 2022

The shell-banks, which are exposed at low tide, were fringed with small children with baskets and bags which they were filling with oysters and conchs.

From Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868) by Pearson, Elizabeth Ware