Discarded conch shells at Arawak Cay, Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas.
Queen Conch has been a staple food in the diet of Bahamians for hundreds of years as well as an important fishery resource Conch is a food product with status as a cultural symbol Popular food dishes include cracked conch conch fritters conch chowder conch salad and scorched conch In the year 2000 over 250 000 pounds of conch were exported at a value of almost one million Bahamian dollars The harvesting and possession of conch with a shell that does not possess a well formed lip is illegal However seventy five percent of all conch shells discarded in local shell piles are under sized Various researchers have concluded that Queen Conch are locally depleted in The Bahamas and many officials are very concerned about the future of conch Internationally conch is listed in Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species CITES as threatened and will soon move to the endangered status if something isn t done to protect this important member of the marine food web
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