Highly valued for its edible muscular foot and mother-of-pearl shell, the pinto abalone has declined significantly in recent decades and faces extinction unless it'ss protected — and soon — under the ...

That’s where the Monterey Abalone Company grows its namesake ... did some radiocarbon dating of shells, and they found that the really big ones, that are 10 inches and over, could be 100 years ...

At the shell's edge is the abalone's head, complete with eyes, mouth, and a pair of black tentacles. The abalone's large, muscular foot is shaped like a flattened mushroom and is used to generate ...