Whelks contain a high level of proteins and vitamins but a small amount of fat. This means that whelks do not add bad cholesterol to your body. As such, it is an excellent weight-loss food item.

Whelks generally feed by extending a proboscis that has a mouth, leading to the esophagus and stomach, and a file-like radula, bearing lots of small teeth, ...

Kaido Thomas, right, rotates a coral rock in Brandywine Bay Reef on the south side of Tortola to check for whelks as his girlfriend Shameka Durante carries a five-gallon bucket that will hold the ...