A 59-year-old San Jose man apparently drowned Monday morning while abalone diving near the Point Arena lighthouse, adding to an already high ocean-death toll for the year, authorities said. "Now we ...

The Sacramento man who died while hunting for abalone along Mendocino County?s south coast Thursday succumbed to heart failure, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff?s Office. Larry Hashigami, 64, ...

The latest update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species TM reveals as much as 44% of all abalone shellfish species are threatened with extinction. The primary threat to one of the newly assessed ...

Seven people were cited for illegally harvesting red abalone during recent low tides on the Sonoma, Mendocino and Humboldt county coastlines, according to the California Department of Fish and ...

Ever enjoy an abalone? Those gorgeous-shelled sea snails whose meat is springy, briny and so not like a “rubber boot” when prepared properly? Chances are you have if you live near Monterey Bay, which ...

A routine traffic stop in Sonoma County turned out to be anything but as police found methamphetamine, about three dozen illegally harvested abalone and a live pond turtle, authorities said. The ...

Beneath the Municipal Wharf in the coastal community of Monterey, a fascinating experiment in ocean farming has played out for more than three decades. That’s where the Monterey Abalone Company grows ...

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 ...