Florida’s marine life attracts people from all over the world — but what happens if someone gets too comfortable with the state’s natural wonders? Florida has strictly enforced laws in place to ...

A Florida man is due in court after police said that while he was in the Keys he helped himself to two queen conch, which are illegal to harvest in the Sunshine State. Michael Ross Finch, 36, of ...

The protected Queen conch season, a period when regulations are in place to safeguard the population officially started yesterday, July 1. During this time, restrictions are imposed on harvesting the ...

Smithsonian-led Team studied the genetic relatedness of these treasured marine snails to find an international path to their recovery The queen conch, a marine mollusk prized for its edible meat and ...

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