Federal biologists say a species of sea snail once plentiful from Santa Barbara to Baja Mexico has dwindled so far that it may not come back. Older Southern Californians can remember white abalone in ...
How do you save a struggling sea species on the brink of extinction? When it comes to endangered white abalone, marine scientists are hoping “human helper” efforts will provide the necessary lifeline.
DESCRIPTION: White abalone are ocean-dwelling mollusks with a thin, oval shell that is red or brown on the outside and a variety of iridescent colors, particularly white and pink, inside. They grow to ...
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A snorkeler in Australia found a shell tagged with a strangely specific number, kickstarting an online mystery about its ...
LA JOLLALA JOLLA — As white abalone slip toward extinction in the wild, scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s fisheries service are racing to breed enough in laboratories ...
It’s a dreary morning on the Northern California coast. A man in wetsuit and snorkel dives, scans the murky water through steamy mask, and is about to kick frantically for the surface when -- finally ...