The 291 empty shells of the federally protected mollusks were found at a rental house on Shoreline Road in Key Haven, a small ...

From gator tail to Cuban sandwiches with pickles, these quirky Florida food traditions might seem odd—but one bite, and you're hooked for life.

Florida wildlife officials are investigating what they say is the illegal harvest of nearly 300 queen conchs from waters off ...

I drove from Key West to Key Largo and back, chasing hogfish sandwiches, lionfish tacos, and conch everything — and found a ...

No longer a theoretical threat, overfishing has wiped out once abundant species and taken off the table forever beloved culturally important dishes.

The loss of Florida conch is one factor that has led to the U.S. becoming the world’s biggest importer of conch meat, and that has in turn put pressure on Bahamian fishers to harvest more.

Conch salad. Conch chowder. Conch fritters. There are almost endless ways Bahamians eat conch, that plentiful, spiral-shaped shellfish that virtually defines island cuisine. I tried as many ...

FREEPORT, Bahamas — Tereha Davis, whose family has fished for conch from waters around the Bahamas for five generations, remembers when she could walk into the water from the beach and pick up ...

FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Tereha Davis, whose family has fished for conch from waters around the Bahamas for five generations, remembers when she could walk into the water from the beach and pick ...