Region's First On-land Conch Hatchery Releases Ten Million Eggs in Bahamas
Blue Action Lab (BAL), and Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (FAU HBOI), have built out and launched the first on-land queen conch breeding and egg farm in The Bahamas and the wider Caribbean, with ten million eggs already released, BAL said in a press statement released yesterday.
The statement said the project organizers hope to generate new economic opportunities while also helping to replenish declining conch populations.
“The initiative combines cutting-edge research with local engagement to pilot-test queen conch aquaculture...
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