Few countries are as synonymous with a seafood as the Bahamas is with conch. Queen conch, the key food species, is a marine snail that reaches up to a foot in length and can live for 30 years. The ...
Flags, T-shirts and hats depicting conch sell briskly to visitors. Conch shells serve as paperweights, bowls, musical instruments and Christmas ornaments. While conch can be pricey in the U.S. and ...
Conch shells and symbols of the shellfish are everywhere: A giant statue of a conch shell greets tourists at Lynden Pindling International Airport in the capital city of Nassau. Dishes, spoons and art ...
Small conch shells serve as game pieces on a checkers board as a young girl sits on a swing at a restaurant in Pelican Point, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. The shellfish ...