The amount of care that is required to take care of a pet is an understatement for those who aren't pet owners. Now, put yourself in the shoes of the aquarists at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell ...

The earrings are only a couple of inches long, but the masterfully carved salmon look like they’ve leaped from the water to whisper in the wearer’s ear. Their glowing red hues and iridescent ...

John Warren thinks back to the days when getting his hands on abalone was as easy as jumping on a surfboard and plucking the plentiful shellfish off a reef. Warren, who grew up in Capo Beach, always ...

This 1963 photo is from a print showing editing marks. Fish and Game biologists Dick Poole, left and Keith Cox hold up evidence of abalone killed by sea otters that have migrated into north county ...

Olivia Young is a writer, fact checker, and green living expert passionate about tiny living, climate advocacy, and all things nature. She holds a degree in Journalism from Ohio University. Abalone ...

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 ...