I would comment this on personal observation: "Everywhere except the
Florida Keys." There, they are thick, but it is illegal to collect
them. Fun to see them, though. Saw a huge one - measured it with my
shell dip net which later proved it was 18" end to end.
Sylvia in Alab ama
Emilio Jose Power wrote:
>
> I would beg to differ on the comment on the queen conch. In fact a member in
> my lab is having trouble getting samples through out the carribean as they are
> over collected in all areas. I will speak with this week and I will let you
> know what he says. Maybe I'm wrong.
>
> Later,
> Emilio