Queen Conch Egg Mass Culture

This video highlights the aquaculture techniques used to collect queen conch egg masses from the field, and how to incubate and hatch the egg masses in a hatchery. Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch Oceanographic, research professor, Dr. Megan Davis takes you through each of the steps. This tutorial was produced for the fishers of the Naguabo Commercial Fishing Association as part of the Saltonstall-Kennedy NOAA Fisheries grant (Award Number NA19NMF4270029) Development of a Fishers Operated Pilot-Scale Queen Conch (Lobatus gigas) Hatchery and Nursery Facility for Sustainable Seafood Supply and Restoration of Wild Populations in Puerto Rico awarded to Megan Davis, Ph.D. (PI) Florida Atlantic University; Raimundo Espinoza, (Co-PI) Conservación ConCiencia; and Carlos Velazquez (collaborating organization), Naguabo Commercial Fishing Association. Queen conch are a regulated and managed species. It is prohibited to collect their egg masses without the appropriate permits.
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