Rebecca Winship tells PEOPLE how a once-in-a-lifetime pearl discovery became an heirloom In 2023, Rebecca Winship discovered a rare conch pearl while eating a fritter in Key West, a find that happens ...

Conch fritters and cracked conch are popular menu items in South Florida. But the queen conch served in the state is usually harvested in the Bahamas, and not caught here — or at least it shouldn’t be ...

KEY WEST, Fla. — A protected species was on a Key West man’s menu Friday, landing him in jail on a felony charge, state wildlife officers said Tuesday. Burley David Smith turned 67 two days before he ...

In 2023, Rebecca Winship discovered a rare conch pearl while eating a fritter in Key West, a find that happens in only one in 10,000 conchs She turned the pearl into a custom baroque-inspired cocktail ...

Queen conch are found in the Caribbean and in the Gulf of Mexico. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Conch fritters and cracked conch are popular ...

Rebecca Winship tells PEOPLE how a once-in-a-lifetime pearl discovery became an heirloom Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously ...

Rebecca Winship was eating dinner in Key West when she found a surprise in her food. A simple bite into a conch fritter revealed a hidden treasure so rare that it would soon become part of her love ...