This story was supported by funding from the Walton Family Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content. FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Tereha Davis, whose family has fished for conch from ...

FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Tereha Davis, whose family has fished for conch from waters around the Bahamas for five generations, remembers when she could walk into the water from the beach and pick up ...

Queen conch, the key food species, is a marine snail that reaches up to a foot in length and can live for 30 years. The shells are conical with multiple protruding spines, and all parts except the ...

The meat of the conch itself is worth millions per year at the docks, but it's also a key driver of tourism to the islands, in addition to being an important export item to the U.S. and many other ...