An edible delicacy prized for their shells, abalone populations historically supported West Coast fisheries and economies. In recent decades, however, their numbers have declined considerably ...

A red abalone is surrounded by a barren of purple ... disease and climate change. Along the West Coast, these giant sea snails with their iridescent shells have been hit particularly hard by ...

Stay informed about the West ... coast of California. Credit: Athena Maguire/California Department of Fish and Wildlife Mata says she may have to quit selling her award-winning abalone shell ...

Scallop, vassum and abalone shells are among the seashells for sale ... Thomas and his family have amassed one of the West Coast’s largest assortments of collector’s-quality shells, many ...

Stay informed about the West ... whose shell recently has become California’s state seashell: the black abalone. Seven species of abalone were once abundant along the California coast.

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Long before the Gold Rush, flourishing trade routes stretched from the West Coast to points east based on abalone shells scattered in old burial sites. But enough about them: Let’s look at the ...