Volume 77
eConch: Online Course About Growing Queen Conch for Conservation and Restoration in the Caribbean
Authors
Megan Davis, Becky Holt, Amanda Matthews, and Robinson Bazurto Download PDF Open PDF in BrowserOther Information
Date: November, 2024
Event: Proceedings of the Seventy-Seventh Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
City: Gosier
Country: Guadeloupe, French West Indies
Abstract
The Florida Atlantic University Queen Conch Lab program was established in 2019 to address the urgent need for queen conch (Aliger gigas) conservation and restoration aquaculture. With a vision to establish a community-based queen conch farm in every Caribbean country, Dr. Megan Davis and her team lead a threefold mission: cultivating queen conch to aid in the survival of the species, maintaining the health of seagrass ecosystems where conch play a vital role as grazers, and to provide opportunities for coastal communities.