CONSULTING SERVICES
Interested in starting your own conch farm? Don't know where to start? Scientists from
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution can help you. With over 20 years of combined
experience in conch husbandry techniques and the aquaculture industry, our expertise can
be of great assistance.
CONCH HERITAGE NETWORK INTERACTIVE MAP
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QUEEN CONCH IN THE NEWS
Queen Conch Statistics:
Queen Conch Seizures 1993-2004 (PDF Download)
Queen Conch Global Net Imports 1993-2004 (PDF Download)
Queen Conch Global Net Exports 1992-2004 (PDF Download)
2003 World Aquaculture Production (PDF Download)
ONLINE RESOURCES
Shawl, February 2006. World Aquaculture Conference. "Integrating Conch Into the Classroom:
A Tropical Experience" (PDF Download)
Shawl and Davis, November/December 2005. Hatchery International. "Harbor Branch
Oceanographic Institution Develops Recirculation Systems for Queen Conch: Captive Breeding
to Juvenile Grow-Out" (PDF Download)
Shawl, November 2005. 58th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Meeting. "Queen Conch
Outreach Initiatives: An Update from the Conch Heritage Network"
(PDF Download)
Davis and Shawl, August 2005. Global Aquaculture Advocate. "Queen Conch Conservation
through Aquaculture Education" (PDF Download)
Davis and Shawl, February 2005. World Aquaculture Conference. "New Trends in Aquaculture
of Queen Conch, Strombus gigas" (PDF Download)
Shawl and Davis, 2004. Journal of Shellfish Research. "Captive Breeding Behavior of Four
Strombidae Conch" (PDF Download)
FFWCC Queen Conch Regulations - www.marinefisheries.org/history/CONCH-QUEEN.htm
FMRI Sea Stats on the Queen Conch - www.floridamarine.org/products/product_info.asp?id=1595
International Queen Conch Initiative - www.strombusgigas.com
Keys Tresures - www.floridakeystreasures.com/conch
Oakhammock Books - Conch Publication Listing http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/u/culpsb/conchnews/welcome.html
The Conch Horn, Volume 2, Issue 1 (PDF Download)
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
Literatura de Strombus gigas - CD-ROM. Please email Dr. Aldana-Aranda to request a copy of the CD.
The Strombus gigas Life Story - An online book published by CINVESTAV.
Queen Conch Articles on CD - Melody Ray-Culp has compiled a collection of queen conch articles
available in PDF form on a CD-ROM. Please contact Melody at conchnews@bellsouth.net for
pricing and shipping information.
RESOURCES FOR SALE
Conch publications from Harbor Branch. Collection of conch publications from Harbor Branch scientists,
spiral bound together in one informative packet. Please contact Amber Shawl for pricing and shipping information.
Conch in the Classroom Teaching Packet - This teaching packet includes: a collection of conch publications that is spiral bound,
the "Conch's Life Story" video, the CHN brochure, a queen conch life cycle poster, the Conch Horn newsletter, and a set of juvenile
queen conch shells. Price is $65 for teachers and $90 for general public (plus shipping). Please contact Amber Shawl for ordering.
CONCH LISTSERVERS
Strombus gigas listserver through GCFI Net - www.gcfi.org/gcfinet_listserver.htm
National Shellfisheries Association - www.shellfish.org/mailman/listinfo/forum
Conchologists of America - coa.acnatsci.org/conchnet/conch-l.html
CONFERENCES
57th Annual Meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, St. Petersburg, FL (Nov 8-12, 2004) - www.gcfi.org
Aquaculture 2005, The World Aquaculture Society, Bali, Indonesia (May 9-13, 2005) - www.was.org/main/Framemain.asp
National Marine Educators Association, Kahului, Maui, Hawaii (July 11-16, 2005) - www.marine-ed.org
CONCH PHOTOS
Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods - www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_217.html
Keys Treasures - www.floridakeystreasures.com/conch/conchpics.shtml
Jacksonville Shell Club - www.jaxshells.org/sgigas.htm
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