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Conch Heritage Network: conserving queenconch for future generations
| Title: | Conch Heritage Network: conserving queenconch for future generations. |
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| Name(s): |
Shawl, Amber L. Davis, Megan Glazer, Robert A. Main, Kevan L. Leber, Kenneth M. Delgado, Gabriel A. |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Date Issued: | 2003 | |
| Publisher: | Programa Iberoamericano de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo | |
| Place of Publication: | Yucatán | |
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| Extent: | 5 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | FA00007360 (IID) | |
| Note(s): |
The Queen conch, Strombus gigas, is an important economical and
subsistence fisheries species in the Caribbean region. However, populations are
declining due to overfishing, habitat degradation, and coastal development. One way to
help restore and conserve Queen conch populations is through public outreach and
education. The Conch Heritage Network was established in 2001, to work with the
communities of South Florida and the Caribbean to help conserve and restore depleted
queen conch populations. The Conch Heritage Network is a successful outreach
program, and a voice for the legacy of the Queen conch. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 1523 This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Shawl, A., Davis, M., Glazer, R. A., Main, K., Leber, K., & Delgado, G. A. (2003). Conch Heritage Network: conserving queen conch for future generations. In D. A. Aranda (Ed.), El Caracol Strombus gigas: conocimiento integral para su manejo sustentable en el Caribe: special session at the 55th annual meeting Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (pp. 163-165). Yucatán: Programa Iberoamericano de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo. |
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| Subject(s): |
Queen conch Strombus gigas Education |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007360 | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
