New York State is advancing a set of rules to limit the annual harvest off Long Island of sea snails known as whelk, but some fishermen say the restrictions aren’t needed. Whelk, also known as conch, ...

I have been a regular at the Whelk since it opened a few years back. For some bizarre reason, it is often tremendously hard to find really great seafood on our southern Connecticut coastline. When the ...

The Department of Planning and Natural Resources is reminding the public that harvest and possession of whelk is prohibited until Sept. 30, after a St. Croix food truck owner posted a photo of buckets ...

Nick Lacasse experienced a slight hiccup while ordering whelks from his fish purveyor for this challenge. “They sent me five cases of elk,” he said. He ended up getting the whelks and returned the elk ...

For the past few months we have been serving fresh whelks at Toqué! - when we can get them - as part of our tasting menu. Whelk ( bourgot in French) is a marine snail with a whitish spiral-shaped ...

A surge in demand for whelks from the Far East is putting the population of the delicacy at risk of collapse in some places, conservationists have warned. Blue Marine Foundation (Blue) is calling for ...

A surge in overseas demand for whelks is putting the populations of the sea snails at risk of collapse in some places, conservationists warn. Blue Marine Foundation (Blue) is calling for national ...