Sentences with phrase «as queen conch»
In the style of a serial novel, The Star Islanders tells the tale of Francie Leighton, the 20 - something assistant to a Miami - based rock diva known as Queen Conch.
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Shedd Aquarium has teamed up with the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) as part of a group of conservation organizations (collectively known as partners in «conchservation») studying queen conch, Lobatus gigas, in The Bahamas to understand why local populations are in decline.
As Shedd Aquarium's Director of Marine Research, Kessel will oversee a suite of marine conservation research projects aimed at protecting commercially important Caribbean species, such as endangered Nassau grouper and threatened queen concAs Shedd Aquarium's Director of Marine Research, Kessel will oversee a suite of marine conservation research projects aimed at protecting commercially important Caribbean species, such as endangered Nassau grouper and threatened queen concas endangered Nassau grouper and threatened queen conch.
The islands operate small - scale fisheries for queen conch, Caribbean spiny lobster, and finfish as the three main targets.
As in electric green and pink in the above photo of a slug - like critter with eyes atop two stalks (the conch) that Janice saw sliding out of a large Caribbean Queen conch shell at a conch farm in the Turks & Caicos.
The offshore marine habitat was long known as an important breeding area for the commercially valuable Queen Conch, as well as a seasonal spawning bank for Nassau and Yellowfin Groupers, and a variety of other species.
The Bacalar Chico Project is geared toward sustainable use and development of this unique area of North Ambergris Caye due to a variety of exceptional factors: at Rocky Point the reef touches the shore; the green sea turtle and the loggerhead nesting site between Robles and Rocky Point; the offshore marine habitat once known as a breeding area for Queen conch; and the seasonal spawning bank for the nassau and yellowfin groupers; the high diversity of terrestrial and vegatation zones.
Chan's work has been published in several respected science based platforms and his most recent projects include studies on the impact of polluted environments on coral as well as the population and growth of the Queen Conch.