The Queen Conch Lab at FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute has a vision to establish a queen conch farm in every Caribbean nation. This includes both helping to identify and create protected habitats where conch breeding populations can safely spawn, develop, and flourish, as well as restore and conserve the species by raising the conch from eggs to small juveniles for release into nursery seagrass habitats.
Our Mobile Queen Conch Labs act as an important conservation, restoration, and educational tool. They enable aquaculture to take place in the communities that are participating in restoration efforts, enhance the visibility of the program, and provide meaningful hands-on experiences to students, fishers, and other enthusiastic community members. This initiative will also help to provide a diversified income to the fishing community, promote sound aquaculture practices, and ensure the conch population is available for future generations.
