Greetings all,
 
Good to see we are all behaving ourselves (me included). Regarding Strombus
gigas and its habitats, I have most often seen them in the Keys on shallow
patch reefs. The largest specimens were seen lumbering around at Davis
Ledge, a spot where divers like to go to feed morays. Depth here is about
30 feet. I have even seen them out off Somrero Reef in the middle Keys.
Part of the reson is simple: many of the inshore turtle grass flats are in
terrible shape in the Keys. One flat area off Lime Grove Estates (near Key
Largo) where I used to find all sorts of shells in the 1970s is now a murky
mess. Where visibility used to be 50 feet, it's now down to about 15-20 on
a good day, at least the last two times I visited this spot. The blue water
is now a greenish color or even greenish brown.
 
Best regards,
 
Jim Miller
Tallahassee, Florida
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