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A curious South African sea snail is a prized dish in Asia. That has meant a trail of destruction

HAWSTON, South Africa (AP) — Nearly every house in Hawston has a boat in its yard, sometimes two. It takes a moment to realize many are out of action, grass sprouting through holes in hulls that haven ...
Los Angeles Times

Can the long-lost abalone make a comeback in California?

Hunched over a tank inside the Bodega Marine Laboratory, alongside bubbling vats of seaweed and greenhouses filled with algae, Kristin Aquilino coaxed a baby white abalone onto her hand. She held out ...
NBC 7 San Diego

800 White Abalone Released in Major Recovery Effort as Species Faces Extinction After a Century of Fishing: NOAA

Hundreds of sea snails were released off San Diego County’s coast in an effort to save a dying species once prolific to Southern California. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel

Finding sanctuary | An iconic coastal species, the endangered black abalone

The black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii), a type of marine snail, is one of seven abalone species that occurs along the western coast of North America, ranging from just north of San Francisco to ...
ucdavis.edu

Ultrasounds for Abalone

Sara Boles of UC Davis’ Bodega Marine Laboratory gives an ultrasound to an abalone as part of efforts to help abalone more successfully spawn for aquaculture and conservation. (Jackson Gross/UC Davis) ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Curious South African sea snail is a prized dish in Asia. That has meant a trail of destruction

(20 Nov 2023) A curious South African sea snail is a prized dish in Asia. That has meant a trail of destruction. (Video by Alice Fung, Katie Tam, Nqobile Ntshangase. Produced by Brittany Peterson) ...