Abalone Resources

• Red Abalone: Frequently Asked Questions
  New Marine Protected Areas for the North-Central Coast will go into effect April 1, 2010. For more information, read the Red Abalone FAQs.
• Abalone Resource Protection and Coastal Access (flyer in multiple languages)
  Link connects to Mendocino Land Trust Web site. Flyers available in English, Hmong, Tagalog, Mandarin, Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese.
• Abalone Identification Guide
• Abalone Recovery and Management Plan
• Abalone Report Card Return Address
• Abalone Informational Brochure: You Hold Their Future In Your Hands
• Abalone Report Card Location Codes
• California Abalone Information
• California Living Marine Resources: A Status Report - Abalone
• California Recreational Abalone Fishery Catch and Effort Estimates for 2002
  AND 2002 Sport Abalone Catch - Top Ten Sites
  A report card for the California recreational red abalone fishery was established in 2000, requiring pickers to record catch and effort, including date and location of catches. Beginning with the 2002 abalone season, Department biologists determined that a combination of returned cards and a random telephone survey would be the best way to estimate catch and effort, given that only a portion of the cards purchased are returned to the Department. Abalone catch and effort estimates for the 2002 season are available in the report included on this Web site, which was published in the Department's peer-reviewed journal, Fish and Game.
• Demonstration Video: New Abalone Regulations for 2008
  This video shows abalone sport divers and rock pickers how to comply with new abalone regulations that will become effective April 2008.
• Recreational Abalone Advisory Committee (RAAC)
• Thank You Ocean Podcast: Red Abalone