Blowing the conch shell was a means for escaped slaves to communicate across the mountains and dense forests they ran away to. They had complex coding through the varied conch shell sounds that slave owners could not understand the meanings behind the conch horn. A story via oral history of Saint Lucia states that slaves were told when they heard the sound of the conch - they knew that they were free. The conch shell was then sounded on Emancipation day across the valleys. #knowyourcaribbean #co

The queen conch is a species of large sea snail that lives in the Caribbean Sea. Florida Atlantic University’s Dr. Megan Davis shares some fun facts about the queen of the sea and its important role in the Bahamas. #queenconch #conch #bahamas #conchshell #oceanconservation #shelltok #shell #oceantok #conchconservation #oceanwildlife #marineanimals #seashells | WPBT2 South Florida PBS