What is an abalone? Abalone is an umbrella term for a group of marine snails, only they don’t look like your typical snail because they have a flattened spiral shell. Their other common name is ...

For thousands of years, people have collected oysters for their pearls, no matter their color. Have you ever wondered where ...

Abalone are desired for their quality meat and mesmerizing shells, but populations are dwindling due to human demand. Learn more about the sea snails.

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 ...

In a historic race against extinction for one species, the white abalone (Haliotis sorenseni) was given a second chance at survival. In an exciting and groundbreaking conservation project, 3,200 ...

Not anymore California Abalone Co., Dock F-23, Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay. The abalone are $28 per pound in the shell. For information, call (510) 226-9212.

Scientists have found the genes responsible for the spectacular kaleidoscope of shapes, patterns and colours that are the hallmark of tropical abalone, edible marine snails found in Australia's ...

A coating of bright red powder on the insides of a pair of 100,000-year-old abalone shells is evidence of the oldest known art workshop, a new study says. The powder was found inside two shells in ...

The abalone shell before excavation from the 100,000 year old, Middle Stone Age-levels at the Blombos Cave in South Africa. Photo by Science/AAAS. Researchers have unearthed two abalone shells ...

Chilean abalone is the local sea shell food with the greatest amount of meat on it, and so became an important staple in the diet of the country’s first inhabitants.

Western Atlantic abalone, or Portales’ abalone for Latin lovers among us, is the eastern cousin to those Californian giants. It’s neither big nor sought after by the seafood industry.