New regulations have been brought about in an effort to halt an immediate threat from over-fishing to saltwater molluscs in the seas off the Suffolk coast. The Eastern Inshore Fisheries and ...

Massachusetts fisherman once considered the New England whelk or “conch” as nothing more than bycatch. Although demand existed for the large-shelled snail, traditionally used for cooking in East Asian ...

Jersey's whelk fishery is on the verge of collapse and may have to close to save stocks of the shellfish. There has been a dramatic drop in the numbers of whelks caught around Jersey and island ...

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New York State is advancing a set of rules to limit the annual harvest off Long Island of sea snails known as whelk, but some fishermen say the restrictions aren’t needed. Whelk, also known as conch, ...

The opening of the first commercial whelk fishery in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia was celebrated at a ceremony on Tuesday (July 30) at Louisbourg Seafoods, reports the CBC. Mike Kelloway, the ...

Scientists have warned that whelk stocks are at risk of running out as overfishing has seen the amount caught more than double over the last decade. Experts say regulations to protect them need to be ...