The California coast was once home to the greatest number of abalone species in the world — black, white, red, green, pink, flat and pinto. But abalone have a slow reproductive rate, and their ...

Three species of abalone found in waters around Japan are now on the Red List of threatened plants and animals issued by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources ...

A late-night vehicle search in Windsor led police to a trove of illicit finds: nearly three dozen illegally harvested abalone — large marine snails prized as a delicacy and protected due to ...