Story in our local newspaper this week: for the first time ever, the State
Dept of Environmental Conservation is proposing size limits on Busycon
whelks taken commercially  in NY (and Connecticut may follow the same). The
whelks are apparently showing signs of being overharvested, the new size
limits would require shells to be over 3 inches in diameter, which is about
5.5 inches long. Since New York's lobster population is pretty much kaput,
most of the fishermen still fishing have turned to whelks, which fetch
$2.60/pound wholesale according to the newspaper article. (thats not far
off from the lobster price in a good year, which seems rather surprising, i
know which one i would rather put on my table- at least to eat).

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