Sex and the sea snail: how a plucky marine lab brought a mollusk back from the brink

Once abundant in California, the white abalone had all but vanished. Now, thanks to an innovative breeding program, it’s staged a remarkable comeback ...

How One Farm Raises the Rarest, Most Expensive Mollusk in America

The farm is also committed to helping with abalone conservation; wild populations have experienced a huge decline since the ’70s from overfishing and habitat loss. The Cultured Abalone Farm’s hatchery ...
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A curious South African sea snail is a prized dish in Asia. That has meant a trail of destruction

HAWSTON, South Africa (AP) — Nearly every house in Hawston has a boat in its yard, sometimes two. It takes a moment to realize many are out of action, grass sprouting through holes in hulls that haven ...
The Roanoke Times

Curious South African sea snail is a prized dish in Asia. That has meant a trail of destruction

HAWSTON, South Africa — Nearly every house in Hawston has a boat in its yard, sometimes two. It takes a moment to realize many are out of action, grass sprouting through holes in hulls that haven’t ...