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The Bahamas’ Conchs Have Undergone Serial Depletion
Brigit Katz, Correspondent, Smithsonian Magazine Fisheries & Aquaculture
Queen conchs seem to be everywhere in the Bahamas. The molluscs’ meat is served in salads and other local dishes, their pinky-orange shells are sold to tourists, and festivals celebrate conchs’ importance to the history of the island nation. But the prevalence of conchs in the Bahamas’ culture and economy has come at a sobering cost: As Jenny Staletovich reports for the Miami Herald, a new study has found that the country’s conchs have undergone “serial depletion.”
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