Recovery of Queen Conch in the U. S. Virgin Islands
The queen conch is an important cultural component and an extremely valuable coral reef fishery resource throughout the Caribbean, historically second only to the spiny lobster. Comparisons of past studies with current densities from these areas continue to show that queen conch populations are depleted although we may be seeing small signs of increase. This data set investigates the population status of queen conch around St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, through mark and recapture, habitat availability and utilization, acoustic tracking, and seasonal migration studies to provide needed information for improved management.
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| temporal | 2005-05-01T00:00:00+00:00/2010-09-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | Recovery of Queen Conch in the U. S. Virgin Islands |
