Wildlife Conservation Society: Study Finds Overharvest of Juvenile Queen Conch in Belize May Be Reducing Size of Adults, Population
October 08, 2019
October 08, 2019
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release:
A recent study by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), the University of Miami, and Universidad de Puerto Rico has detected a decrease in the average size of adult queen conch (Lobatus gigas) in the waters of Belize, possibly the result of fishers using shell length rather than thickness as a reliable indicator of age.
The study represents the first research to measure a reduction i . . .
A recent study by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), the University of Miami, and Universidad de Puerto Rico has detected a decrease in the average size of adult queen conch (Lobatus gigas) in the waters of Belize, possibly the result of fishers using shell length rather than thickness as a reliable indicator of age.
The study represents the first research to measure a reduction i . . .