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The queen conch Aliger gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) is one of the most important fishery resources in the Caribbean. However, due to its biological characteristics and high commercial demand, its populations have been overexploited. In Mexico, the Chinchorro Bank is the only site where extraction of this resource is allowed through catch quotas; however, due to its drastic population decline and fishing pressure, in 2012, a five-year temporary ban was established and ended in 2017. This study describes and compares the artisanal fishing of the queen conch for the last catch season in 2011 prior to the ban and the second catch season after the ban ended in 2018. A total of 15 fishing sites were registered, and it was found that fishermen visited the central zone of the Chinchorro Bank more frequently than the northern or southern zones, probably due to the proximity and availability of the resource. An increase in the …