Brian-
I saw Strombus gigas in as little as 3 feet of water at Bahia Honda State
Park, FL.
Sue Hobbs
Cape May, NJ

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Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Conchs in Florida Keys


> Curious, your Strombus gigas, how deep did you collect it at?
>
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> Greg Curry Sr
> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 19:19
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> Subject: [CONCH-L] Conchs in Florida Keys
>
> Hello from Key West
> I have lived in KW my whole life and we had and have Strombus gigas.Over
> 20
> years ago the state of Florida put a ban on collecting of conchs.That
> was
> due in part to the over collecting for commerical use of the meat.Today
> we
> have conchs inshore and on the reef.I don't know of anywhere in Key West
> that imported sand destoryed the breeding grounds.So far no oil either
>
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