Purple sea urchins and red abalone often occur in the same or similar locations, but only urchins can be harvested before 8 a.m. (Athena Maguire / CDFW photo) Question: My question is about the ...

Abalone divers and other ocean enthusiasts have scheduled a two-day blitz to clear purple urchins from a spot on the Sonoma Coast in hopes of saving the kelp forest and the reviving abalone that ...

After the Trump administration funds that support species recovery, the UC Davis-affiliated lab on the Sonoma Coast turned to outside supporters for help, hosting a community gala to showcase its ...

In a blow to abalone hunters and a host of North Coast businesses that rely upon their patronage, the state Fish and Game Commission voted Thursday to suspend the harvest of red abalone in 2018, ...

RUSSIAN GULCH, Calif. — When the tide goes out, the traffic along Highway 1 here slows to a crawl. A uniformed warden approaches a pickup truck amid the procession of cars. He narrows his eyes and ...

Their success is changing the perception of Aboriginal communities from “fish thieves” to leaders in regional development. When I meet Rodney Scott Dillon in April, he is lounging on the front porch ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A South Australian aquaculture company has started its first harvest of greenlip abalone to meet demand from China. Australian Bight ...

In a dark fish tank at a government-run lab, a bright sea snail scuttles out from its hiding place. It’s a pinto abalone, and its numbers are dangerously low in Washington state after decades of ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- California wildlife managers have curtailed this year's red abalone season, axing both April and November from the calendar and sharply reducing the allowable annual catch. State ...

White abalone, the most succulent and rarest of California’s abalone populations, began receiving federal protection as an endangered species Tuesday. The abalone have been off-limits to fishing for ...

A police search of a vehicle pulled over in California turned up drugs, illegally harvested abalone and a pond turtle, California police reported. A 46-year-old Santa Rosa man driving the vehicle was ...