Abalone is one of the most expensive seafood items in the world, but what makes this gastropod so sought-after? These are the ...

My job is to write about the wonders and challenges of our coast and oceans, but I’ll admit: Before this story, I had no idea what an abalone looked like. They had vanished from the Southern ...

1. Pick up the abalone. This may require prying the abalone from its hold, and using a stainless steel putty knife is recommended. But let's back up for a minute, because maybe you're wondering, What ...

LONG BEACH – Six white abalone stewed in six white buckets, each submerged in a chemical bath that was supposed to prompt them to spawn. Fewer than 1,000 of these slow-moving, cream-colored sea snails ...

California has access to an abundance of seafood, but that access will be restricted for this seafood delicacy until 2036. Here's what to expect.

A marine snail on the brink of extinction is getting help from Whatcom researchers and the Lummi Nation as Washington expands restoration efforts for the pinto abalone. The pinto abalone is the only ...

John Warren thinks back to the days when getting his hands on abalone was as easy as jumping on a surfboard and plucking the plentiful shellfish off a reef. Warren, who grew up in Capo Beach, always ...

In La Jolla Wednesday, hundreds of young white abalone were getting ready for a venture into the wild as part of a campaign to reintroduce the endangered sea creatures to the California Coast. Marine ...

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 ...