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, ...

As New York phases out horseshoe crabs, researchers and fishermen explore alternative baits to maintain the whelk fishing ...

LITTLE COMPTON, R.I. (AP) — Cooking a channeled whelk is not for the squeamish. But sliced and sprinkled over a bed of linguine, it's a chewy delicacy in old-fashioned Italian eateries along the East ...

The opening of the first commercial whelk fishery in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia was celebrated at a ceremony on Tuesday (July 30) at Louisbourg Seafoods, reports the CBC. Mike Kelloway, the ...