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

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

#7
Nitpicking the title:

The article title says "abalone" which can mean any of several species here in California:

The article is concerned with WHITE abalone making a comeback [2]. These are "Critically Imperiled" per their species status.

RED abalone are doing fine in California [1] with an "Apparently Secure" species status, and Cal Dept of Fish & Game will close down fishing when they need to, in order to allow for recovery.

1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haliotis_rufescens

2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haliotis_sorenseni

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

#9
Good article but it didn't mention predation from sea otters. At one point otters were almost hunted to extinction for their fur, and that allowed abalone populations to flourish. Now sea otters are protected and have stable populations in some areas so they're back to eating a lot of the abalone.

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

#10

These things sound delicious.

I don't think there's any saltwater invertebrate that isn't delicious when breaded and deep fried.

Wholly agree. Although I may take a pass on these guys if the opportunity presented itself:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_isopod

::shudders::

Edit: Update... Well somebody went there:

https://soranews24.com/2014/03/12/dinner-is-served-get-your-...

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