KEY WEST, Fla. (WFLA) — An investigation is underway right into a marine useful resource violation after 291 queen conch have been illegally harvested.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee reported that the incident occurred within the space of 17 Shoreline Highway in Key Haven between July 7 and July 10.
The Queen Conch is a sort of huge sea snail and is taken into account a threatened species below Florida legislation as a result of Endangered Species Act. That is due to its declining inhabitants and ecological significance.
The FWC requests that anybody who’s conscious of suspicious exercise within the space or has video recorded through the above dates that can be utilized to assist establish the people or vessels which may be concerned to contact the Widlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-3922 or e mail them at Tip@MyFWC.com.
Those that want to stay nameless can even submit ideas by means of the FWC Wildlife Alert App.
