Dec 17, 2017 · While the local sea snails are often called conch, the true conch live in tropical waters and are herbivores. Whelks are carnivores, eating bivalves and scavenging the sea floor.

May 28, 2022 · Carnivorous snails known to many shore-dwellers for their spiraled shells and use in scungilli salad are on the decline in Long Island Sound, regulators say. That has prompted Connecticut to impose new harvest restrictions on whelk — and drawn the ire of local fishermen.

Jan 16, 2014 · Long Island lobstermen still reeling from a historic closure of Long Island Sound last fall won a victory Wednesday after a state committee declined to put new restrictions on the harvest of a vital alternative species known as whelk.

Nov 20, 2014 · Conch is undergoing dramatic shifts in the market and soon will reach global exchange. Most conch species including the most famous Queen conch Lobatus gigas have been over fished. Long Island Sound is one of the few areas capable of conch harvests.

Dec 17, 2020 · Riverhead fisherman Phil Karlin and first mate Victor DeLeon haul, unload and rebait a conch pot on the Long Island Sound. Video by Mark Harrington.

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May 20, 2021 · Whelk, also known as conch, have become a vital species for Long Island fishermen who traditionally harvested lobsters, particularly in the Sound. But the lobster population has sharply dwindled...

Whelk, also known as conch, have become a vital species for Long Island fishermen who traditionally harvested lobsters, particularly in the Sound. But the lobster population has sharply dwindled in recent years, and fishing for them is banned for several months of the year.

Dec 21, 2006 · A fellow named Bob Adams, from Milford, wrote to me the other day telling me that his wife came upon a conch shell on the beach not long ago, and asking if I knew whether one could expect to find conch in Long Island Sound. I thought the Sound was a bit far north of the natural range of a conch, and so I wrote back suggesting politely that ...

Jul 2, 2021 · Our home office for the week was the aforementioned Long Island Bonefish Lodge, a modern, flats-front lodge on Long Island’s western coast whose 4 cabanas cater to 6-7 anglers at any given time. The lodge’s speciality—in fact, its only offering—is its “assisted DIY” programs.