Shane Gross / Queen conch (Lobatus gigas) feeding on the algae growing on seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) Exuma, Bahamas

Shane Gross / Queen conch (Lobatus gigas) laying eggs in the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, Exuma, Bahamas.

Pete Oxford / Queen conch (Strombus gigas) seashells harvested for their meat, Hat Caye, Lighthouse Reef Atoll, Belize.

Alex Mustard / Queen conch (Strombus gigas) extending its proboscis and stalked eyes at it moves across the sand by coral reef. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.

Alex Mustard / Queen conch (Strombus gigas) crawling over the seabed, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.

Rick Tomlinson / Conch shell being held onboard SY "Adele", Caribbean 2008.

Tim Laman / Queen conch (Strombus gigas) shells piled up for sale at Montague ramp, Nassau, Bahamas.

Doug Perrine / Caicos conch farmer, Chuck Hesse, holding farm-bred juvenile Queen conches {Strombus gigas} Turks and Caicos Islands, Caribbean

Juergen Freund / Eyes of Queen conch, Caribbean (Strombus gigas)

Juergen Freund / Queen conch eyes peer out of shell, Caribbean

Juergen Freund / Eyes of Queen conch, Caribbean Sea

Juergen Freund / Queen Conch peeping our of shell, Caribbean Sea