The predatory sea snails only live in the Eastern Mediterranean and off the Atlantic coast of Morocco. The dye was known as Tyrian purple as a reference to the city of Tyre, in modern-day Lebanon ...

But the “Tyrian purple” associated with royalty—believed to have originated in Phoenicia (modern Lebanon) as early as 1200 B.C.—was made by extracting mucus from snails found along the ...

The Phoenicians developed their ancient civilization with profits from the lucrative maritime trade of the Mediterranean.

Snails have long-been a vibrant culinary tradition in Lebanese cuisine. But snail farming is also attracting the interest of local entrepreneurs, who see it as a profitable and growing business ...