Shane Gross / Queen conch (Lobatus gigas) juvenile feeding on algae growing on Seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) blades. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / A small aggreggation of queen conch (Lobatus gigas) off Cat Island, Bahamas

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

Michele Westmorland / Conch (Strombidae) shell on tropical beach with stormy clouds in distance, Provodenciales, Turks and Caicos, Caribbean. June 2007

Pascal Kobeh / Scorpion shell / Scorpion spider conch (Lambis scorpius) New Caledonia, Pacific Ocean.

Shane Gross / Massive pile of Queen conch (Lobatus gigas) shells, called a midden, in the water of Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / A pearl from a queen conch (Lobatus gigas) in the hand of a conch fisherman on Harbour Island, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) feeding on a queen conch (Lobatus gigas) in The Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Queen conch (Lobatus gigas) using single foot to walk along the seabed. The Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Pickup truck is used to transport a large catch of Queen conch (Lobatus gigas). The fisherman will then crack them out of their shells in the parking lot where they are will be sold to tourists and lo...

Shane Gross / Queen conch (Lobatus gigas) harvested by fisherman, The Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Massive pile of queen conch (Lobatus gigas) shells, called a midden, in The Bahamas.