Highly valued for its edible muscular foot and mother-of-pearl shell, the pinto abalone has declined significantly in recent decades and faces extinction unless it'ss protected — and soon — under the ...

The shell may grow to be up to eight inches ... FEEDING: Adult black abalone prefer to feed on algae, such as giant and feather-boa kelps. An abalone eats by partially raising itself off of its rock ...

Two iconic SoCal critters: one success, one struggle Giant sea bass ... and release them into the wild. White abalone, with ...

Prepare the abalone. Use a sharp paring knife to cut the muscle that attaches the abalone to the shell. Use a clean toothbrush to scrub the entire surface of the abalone under cool running water.

If you're having the seafood vendor clean the abalone for you, buy them as close as possible to when you plan to cook them, and ask for four of the shells, to serve the sauce in. It isn't much ...