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 ...

Abalone is the most expensive shellfish in the world. Today, a pound of wild abalone runs approximately $80, though the price could vary depending on the type and where it comes from. Still, if you're ...

The authorities popped him near the docks in Port Angeles. On a March afternoon in 1994, a sleek fishing boat — not-so-subtly named the Abalone Made — came ashore after puttering around Freshwater Bay ...

For generations, wild abalone fed communities along the Pacific coast, from California to Alaska. Indigenous peoples from over twenty tribes, including the Chumash, Tongva, and Ohlone, gathered ...

Abalone is grown commercially at Big Island Abalone at the National Energy Lab just north of Kailua-Kona. Agricultural tours on the Big Island of Hawaii, Dec. 1-6, 2013. (Terry Richard/The Oregonian) ...

Sliced top shell abalone on cabbage with lemon and hot sauce. At left is abalone as it appears immediately after being removed from the can. 1 (16-ounce) can top shell, also called abalone-like ...

California has decided that red abalone will stay off recreational menus for another decade, extending a closure that has ...

Summer is the time cooks demand fresh-plucked tomatoes, peaches, berries and beans, but it's also the time to demand fresh-plucked seafood. In Half Moon Bay harbor, there's a twofer going on with ...

The world’s abalone are threatened, endangered or otherwise vulnerable in nearly every corner of the planet. While captive breeding efforts are underway for some species, these giant sea snails are ...

When it comes to restorative summer foods, abalone is a must. Summer abalone has less collagen, making its flesh tender, and is rich in fats and amino acids, giving it an excellent flavor. Abalone is ...

California's most celebrated mollusks should sleep a little easier - - if indeed they sleep at all -- after a Thursday morning raid by California Department of Fish and Game agents on suspected ...