Thursday, January 24, 2019

Conchs in the Bahamas could be extinct in 10 years

The Bahamas is famous for its large conch population, but some studies claim that could change significantly over the next decade if the archipelago doesn’t start enforcing their laws and introduce stricter regulations. Overfishing has devastated many of the Bahamian conch communities and it is making reproduction so difficult, the sea slug could be extinct within ten years. This would be devastating to Bahamian tradition and culture, not to mention the economic impact on the fishing industry. According...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/conchs-in-the-bahamas-could-be-extinct-in-10-years
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