JFS
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The other day I found a mass amount of conch that were poached in the marine park. I would estimate around 100 conch over a 150 foot area just at the beginning of where Palancar Caves is and in the shallows ( which is closer to Columbia Shallow). There was a ban on conch harvesting that lasted about 10 years and ended in 2019 so now with increased demand in restaurants, we are seeing this in the marine park now. Here is link to my video Conch Poaching Palancar