Researchers at Australian universities report that oxygen and carbon isotope ratios locked inside abalone shells can help classify and verify the animals’ geographic origin, achieving better than 80% ...
Black abalone once carpeted the rocky shores of California by the millions. The large, long-lived sea snails sustained Indigenous peoples along the coast for thousands of years, anchored a thriving ...
One critically endangered species of smooth-shelled abalone is making a comeback in certain parts of its range along the California coast. To better understand the extent of black abalone recovery, a ...