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 ...

Seafood lovers know their way around various species, from sockeye salmon to shrimp, oysters, scallops, lobster, and dozens more sea creatures either common or elusive. But abalone? Not so much.

Beneath the Municipal Wharf in the coastal community of Monterey, a fascinating experiment in ocean farming has played out for more than three decades. That’s where the Monterey Abalone Company grows ...

Q: Is it legal to ship harvested red abalone as gifts within California and also out of state if the abalone is tagged and still in the shell? If yes, anything else we should be aware of? (Michelle G.

The following questions were asked on the California Department of Fish & Game (DFG) website: Question: I often go to Fort Bragg with a group of friends to get abalone. On the first day we all make ...

BIG SUR, Calif.— It’s four in the morning, damp and dark along the central California coast. Huddled around the back of a minivan, five scientists in waders and boots tenderly move 41 black abalone ...

Ever enjoy an abalone? Those gorgeous-shelled sea snails whose meat is springy, briny and so not like a “rubber boot” when prepared properly? Chances are you have if you live near Monterey Bay, which ...

A wildlife officer witnessed the woman "discreetly" conceal the abalone.

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 ...