Many Caribbean people who have enjoyed conch fritters, a nice fresh conch salad or conch stew probably have not made the connection that this meat was harvested from a beautiful conch shell. Conch ...

Turks and Caicos turned their love of conch into an annual event. In 2004, the first Conch Festival took place in Blue Hills, a settlement in Providenciales. Since then, this special event continues ...

You know how they say, “When in Rome, do as the Romans?” Well, when you’re in the Bahamas, you have to do like the Bahamians and try their most famous local dish: conch salad. Pronounced “conk,” the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Saturday, Sept. 16, Pearlridge Center will host the first Keiki Pu (conch shell) Blowing Contest, in partnership with Aloha Festivals as part of its long-standing Keiki ...

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Miquel López-García is an archaeologist. He’s also a professional trumpeter, performing in many styles from jazz and funk to salsa and Catalan folk music. And as a child, he told The Guardian, he ...

A large conch shell overlooked in a museum for decades is now thought to be the oldest known seashell instrument — and it still works, producing a deep, plaintive bleat, like a foghorn from the ...

A uniquely colored Florida Fighting Conch was found Aug. 21 on a Shackleford Banks beach in North Carolina. It was all white. NPS photo/Steve Maier Outer Banks beaches are beloved by seashell hunters ...