JaBrWh wrote:
>
> Greetings Conchlanders,
> Hello Bill Frank. I live in Fort Lauderdale and saw a TV news story on the
> population
> of Queen Conchs (Strombus gigas) increasing. That was just last week. It is
> good too see.I have been diving and beachcombing in South Florida since 1961
> and have never
> bought any shells from a shell shop. (sorry owners) It always makes me cringe
> when
> I see the huge warehouse type stores such as in the Keys and think that we are
> forbidden to to take specimens from the water. Maybe before too long the
> situation
> will change. Hopefully that news story is correct.
> Best regards,
> Brad
 
 
 
I have to get my two cents worth in here.  We have a friend who
regularly collects on Peanut Island and she says it is now swarming with
Strombus gigas.
 
We frequently go to the Bahamas. On the island of Eleuthera where we
stay we see hundreds of Queens brought in every day for their food
source.  We also snorkel and collect there and always find beds of these
beautiful shells.  The Bahamians have been collecting these shells for
years and they are still abundant?  Figure that out?
--
Jim & Bobbi Cordy
Specializing in Self-Collected
Caribbean & Florida Shells