Abalone has a long history in California, but the sea snail is in short supply today. One of the state’s last commercial ...

The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach released its first-ever report card this week detailing the health of 30 species of ...

He reached into cracks and peered into crevices with a flashlight, hoping to find an endangered marine snail whose shell recently has become California’s state seashell: the black abalone. Seven ...

About 50% of the world's abalone harvest comes from Australia, though you can find it off the coast of California, too. Abalone is typically found in dangerous waters filled with strong currents ...

The pinto abalone is a marine snail found in scattered patches in rocky areas of the intertidal zone off North America's West Coast, from Alaska to California. Pinto abalone are part of the kelp ...

The mood is festive in this hamlet at the midpoint of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula because today is a day the town looks forward to all year long—the opening of abalone season.

RANGE: Black abalone were historically found between Coos Bay, Oregon and the tip of Baja California, Mexico. They have since vanished entirely from large portions of their range. MIGRATION: Black ...

red abalone, a gastropod or sea snail, that humans have harvested and traded in California for thousands of years. Beneath the ocean’s surface, abalone cling to the seabed with a strong ...