The Ministry of Environment announced a seasonal ban on the capture and sale of conch (lambi, strombus gigas). This is in effect from 1 July to 31 October. Consumers can contribute to the environmental cause and give conch time to reproduce by not buying the mollusk in restaurants and supermarkets. The ban also covers other mollusks, such as Caracol fotuto (Charonia variegata), Pata de mulo (Cassis tuberosa), Burgao (Cittarium pica) and Burgao Santa Maria (Astraea caelata).