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762:, some countries in the Caribbean have banned the export of queen conch shells. CITES has also asked all countries to ban import of these shells from countries that are not complying with CITES recommendations for managing the fishery. Queen conch fisheries have been closed in several countries. Conch shells or fragments taken home by tourists from noncomplying countries may be confiscated on return to the tourist's home country while clearing
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Grenada, fishermen use the conch shell as a trombone to announce to the community that fish is available for sale. Conchs are used at carnival times in the Jouvert Jump where Diab Diab (Jab Jab) blow conch shells as part of the festivities. Especially in
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now use the simple term "pearl"—or, where appropriate, the more-descriptive term "non-nacreous pearl"—for such items, and, under
Federal Trade Commission rules, various mollusk pearls may be referred to as "pearls" without qualification.
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Conch shells have been used as a building material since ancient times, and new research is being conducted, to replicate their material for practical uses such as bone replacement, and also in architecture, to construct stronger
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A conch is a sea snail in the phylum
Mollusca. A conch shell has superior strength and is used as a musical instrument or decoration. It consists of about 95% calcium carbonate and 5% organic matter. The conch meat is edible.
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were a major source of queen conches until the 1970s, but the conches are now scarce and all harvesting of them in
Florida waters is prohibited and individuals who have harvested them have been punished by law enforcement.
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Although not nacreous, the surfaces of fine conch pearls have a unique appearance. The microstructure of conch pearls comprises partly aligned bundles of microcrystalline fibers that create a shimmering, slightly
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In the Hindu tradition, the conch shell is used in ceremony as the sound it makes is said to correspond with higher frequency universal sounds associated with
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1787:"Island Skills: How to Properly Remove a Conch from Its Shell"
1762:"Hear Steve Turre Play the Conch Shell on 'Sanctified Shells'"
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1687:"CITES suspends traConchesConchesde in queen conch shellfish"
1489:"The Benefits of Using Crushed Shell as a Natural Fertilizer"
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1650:"Significance of Shakha Paula for a Bengali Bride · Storify"
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1861:"Maui Now: Hundreds Participate in Annual First Day Hike"
1274:"10 local foods in Turks and Caicos that you have to try"
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effect known as flame structure. The effect is a form of
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1576:"Shankha | Shilpiyon - Rejuvenating The Artisans"
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1885:The Spirit of Ancient Peru:Treasures from the
1737:"Sea shells inspire better building materials"
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1446:"16 CFR §23.19: Definitions of various pearls"
1021:A newlywed Bengali bride wears bangles called
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1114:Walters, Martin; Johnson, Jinny (2003).
269:The English word "conch" is attested in
1905:de Borhegyi, Stephan F. (Summer 1966).
1887:Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera
1712:"UK 'complacent' over wildlife threats"
1452:. Federal Trade Commission. 6 July 2023
1347:Welcome to the Turks and Caicos Islands
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47:Apertural view of an adult queen conch
1883:Berrin, Katherine & Larco Museum.
61:A shell of a dead Florida crown conch
1629:Bureau of American Ethnology BULLETIN
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1812:"Object A726 - Conch Shell Trumpet"
1272:Ranahan, Jared (October 30, 2019).
1199:Chandler, David L. (May 26, 2017).
621:Many kinds of molluscs can produce
214:, the dog conch, are true conches.
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1631:. Anthropological Papers, No. 50.
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1343:"Turks and Caicos Conch Festival"
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1029:Literature and the oral tradition
1014:The blowing of the conch or "the
30:For the Indian ritual conch, see
631:Gemological Institute of America
528:Various species of large marine
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292:(same meaning) ultimately from
257:. The Triton's trumpet (family
1623:Ewers, John Canfield (1996) .
1531:Bunny Williams Interior Design
1527:"Shells Through the Centuries"
595:Museo Nacional de Antropología
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1176:"Online Etymology Dictionary"
635:World Jewellery Confederation
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1907:"The Wind God's Breastplate"
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509:Conch shells can be used as
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1503:"Materials Used for Cameos"
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1471:"Help us change the tide"
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874:A Hindu priest blowing a
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462:Feast of the Seven Fishes
448:Conch is very popular in
336:Busycotypus canaliculatus
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2219:New Zealand green-lipped
1600:"10000 years of economy"
294:Proto-Indo-European root
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1972:Encyclopædia Britannica
1116:Encyclopedia of Animals
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211:Laevistrombus canarium
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2453:South African abalone
2325:("true oyster" genus)
2091:California butterclam
1422:magazine news archive
1370:Bari, Hubert (2007).
1149:"Definition of CONCH"
1087:Wells, J. C. (2016).
1050:Dakshinavarti shankha
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2967:Mollusc common names
2534:Ribbed Mediterranean
2049:Grooved carpet shell
1556:www.mexicolore.co.uk
1552:"Sea shell or conch"
1036:music of the spheres
707:in several cultures.
439:ceviche de cambombia
433:, conch is known as
418:ensalada de carrucho
366:Bahamian conch salad
2942:Commercial molluscs
2529:Rayed Mediterranean
2123:Japanese littleneck
1420:Gems & Gemology
1153:merriam-webster.com
499:Musical instruments
312:General description
27:Shell or sea snails
2952:Endangered animals
2902:Land snail farming
2316:Gillardeau oysters
2034:Atlantic jackknife
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