Note
Juveniles of the large, commercially significant gastropod Strombus gigas Linne (queen conch) are aggregated year after year in specific sectors of large seagrass meadows on the Great Bahama Bank. The association of conch with particular nursery grounds was investigated at 23 stations near Lee Stocking Island, Exuma Cays, Bahamas. The stations were chosen to represent locations both within and outside the nursery sites, and matched as closely as possible in terms of depth, seagrass density, and sediment characteristics. Principal component analysis indicated that no single habitat variable was a good predictor of juvenile conch abundance.