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Contaminants in Queen Conch (Strombus gigas) in Vieques, Puerto Rico

Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2016
Abstract Pollution has the potential to negatively alter coastal ecosystem health, including fisheries species, through direct impacts, food web effects and habitat degradation. Vieques is an island municipality of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which lies off the east coast of the main island.
David Whitall, Antares Ramos, Diane Wehner, Michael Fulton, Andrew Mason, Ed Wirth, Blaine West, Anthony Pait, Emily Pisarski, Brian Shaddrix, Lou Ann Reed   +10 more
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Consumption and Conservation in Belize's Queen Conch Fishery

FOCUS on Geography
Sophie C. Williams, Jordan Cissell, Michael Steinberg   +2 more
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Characterization of queen conch (Aliger gigas) artisanal fishing prior to and after the five-year ban at Chinchorro Bank Biosphere Reserve, Mexico

Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2021
M. M. Sabido-Itzá, C. A. Villegas-Sánchez, Martha Beatriz Hernández-Millán, A. Medina-Quej, M. García-Rivas, J. Castro-Pérez   +5 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Culture of Queen Conch, Strombus Gigas, in the Caribbean

Handbook of Culture of Abalone and Other Marine Gastropods, 2021
K. O. Hahn
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Relationships between Queen Conch Larval Biology and Recruitment, Connectivity, and Fishery Management

Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 2023
The queen conch (Aliger gigas) is an important fishery resource species in the Caribbean region, increasingly threatened by overharvest. The species’ life history is characterized by density-dependent reproduction, benthic egg masses, and a 2-4-week ...
A. Stoner, M. Davis, Andrew S. Kough
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A field test of the "graveyard hypothesis" reveals avoidance of chemical but not visual cues in Bahamian queen conch (Aliger gigas).

Behavioural Processes, 2023
Queen conch (Aliger gigas) are large gastropod molluscs harvested for their meat, shells, and pearls and as they are generally easy to collect by hand, they are vulnerable to overfishing.
C. Elvidge, Candice Brittain, Petra Szekeres, Claire Thomas, S. Cooke   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Synthesis of Research on the Reproductive Biology of Queen Conch (Aliger gigas): Toward the Goals of Sustainable Fisheries and Species Conservation

Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 2021
The queen conch (Aliger gigas) is a culturally and economically important molluskan fishery resource in the Caribbean region showing increasing signs of over harvest.
A. Stoner, R. Appeldoorn
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Queen of sea: the secrets of the Queen conch

2021
This book is a product of BDMY (https://www.bdmy.org.mx) project, that was produced with funds of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, and CONABIO (Mexico). The information in the book was reviewed and validated by a group of specialists in the taxon.
Deneb Ortigosa, Nancy Yolimar Suárez-Mozo, Maite Mascaró, Nuno Simões   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Improving Utilization of the Queen Conch (Aliger gigas) Resource in Colombia

Marine Resource Economics, 2021
A bioeconomic model was developed to investigate optimal exploitation strategies for the queen conch (Aliger gigas) resource in the Colombian Caribbean. Ecological and economic indicators substantially improved when the status quo management system based
Jorge Marco, D. Valderrama, M. Rueda, Maykol Rodríguez-Prieto   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

LET'S SAVE THE QUEEN CONCH, ALIGER GIGAS (LINNAEUS, 1758) ON OUR PANAMANIAN COASTS

Mesoamericana
A summary of the state of knowledge of the biology and fisheries of the gastropod mollusk Aliger gigas (queen snail, Caribbean conch) in the Panamanian Caribbean is presented, and the use of the resource by artisanal and industrial fishing is highlighted.
Darío Córdoba González
semanticscholar   +1 more source