They hide out along rocky coastlines in the Pacific Basin, indulge in group sex and prefer a simple diet of kelp. Sometimes they smuggle pearls. Such revelations aside, abalone offer sensual ...

Diving for slow-moving abalone has become one of California's most hazardous recreational activities. Seven divers have died so far this year off the rugged coast of Sonoma and Mendocino counties.

She’s now at about 30,000 a year, but to truly keep the population going, she needs 100,000 new abalone each year. “If we can make enough of these animals,” she said, “we will be able to ...

White abalone have the bad luck of being known as the most tender and delicious, and in the 1970s they were fished nearly to extinction. Today, diving for wild abalone is prohibited in California.

American Abalone Farms is located on a picturesque cove near Santa Cruz, where visitors can buy and consume abalone and other local seafood on Saturdays. (Anne Roth) These events are attended by the ...

White abalone have the bad luck of being known as the most tender and delicious, and in the 1970s they were fished nearly to extinction. Today, diving for wild abalone is prohibited in California.

Monterey Abalone Company employee Ian Brown, of Pacific Grove, gets an abalone cage ready to be placed in the waters underneath the Municipal Wharf in Monterey, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 ...

The beaches of Northern California can be treasure troves for keen-eyed visitors. Surrounded by grass-covered cliffs and dramatic rocky outcrops, walkers can often find seashells, driftwood and other ...

It took years for the abalone to grow to commercial harvest size, so any breakdown was a potential catastrophic loss. The high cost of electric power was also a factor, and operations wound down ...

Black abalone have a ridged navy-and-black shell encasing a fleshy body with a muscular foot that they use to sucker onto rocks. Mature abalone can be up to 8 inches long, longer than the average ...