During a February visit to the old abalone farm north of Cayucos, about 900 concrete tanks once full of bubbling seawater pumped from the ocean to feed valuable red abalone sat dry and empty aside ...

If you're a fan of shellfish, there's one type, once very popular, that might permanently remain off menus in the future.

The abalone inside the UC Davis lab vary from a tiny speck to the size of a softball. (Nick Campbell) Kristin Aquilino stands outside a locked black door that has a sign that reads, "Authorized ...

Question: I know a guy who was abalone diving off his kayak recently and took three abalone that all measured about 9 inches. He was diving for the big abs and so was using a 9-inch gauge, but had his ...

This adult 5-year-old red abalone has just released its eggs after spawning April 2, 2021. The tiny green dots on the bottom of the container are her eggs. (Isabelle Neylan/UC Davis) Stressful ...

Wild abalone populations have plummeted by 90% across their range, with even protected areas like the Betty’s Bay Marine Protected Area reduced to a mere 1% of their pristine levels.

Kristin Aquilino stands outside a locked black door that has a sign that reads, "Authorized Personnel Only." "You're about to enter a room that has more white abalone than exist in the ocean, which is ...