Sharks, red tide and scuba diving: That's enough to keep me from scouring the frigid waters of Northern California for abalone (and I can already hear the cries of gratitude from the wet-suiters who ...

While the future of abalone diving is uncertain, an innkeeper is looking to expose more people to the sport and the prized catch's history. Abalone season re-opens: Aug. 1 through Oct. 31 Training ...

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 ...