Queen Conch Recovery Workshops in the U.S. Caribbean and Florida

April 30, 2024 NOAA Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries is in the early stages of developing a recovery plan for queen conch, which was recently listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. To gather stakeholder input on recovering the species, NOAA Fisheries will host a series of workshops throughout the Caribbean, including in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Florida. These workshops will be in-person and open to the public.

NOAA Fisheries Lists the Queen Conch as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act

February 15, 2024 NOAA Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries is announcing a final rule to list queen conch as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. All public comments from the proposed listing have been considered and addressed prior to the publication of the rule. The primary threat to the queen conch is overutilization through commercial, recreational, and subsistence fishing and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.

Request for Comments: Proposed Rule to List Queen Conch as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act

September 8, 2022 NOAA Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries announced a proposed rule to list the queen conch as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). After completing a comprehensive status review, taking into account efforts being made to protect the species, we have determined that the queen conch is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout its range