Abalone Content

Ocean Acidification Creates Legacy of Stress for Red Abalone

Katherine E Kerlin — December 06, 2023 - 8:30am

The stressful impacts of ocean acidification can affect red abalone within and across generations, finds a 69�� study.

All West Coast Abalones at Risk of Extinction on the IUCN Red List

Katherine E Kerlin — December 12, 2022 - 9:00am

All West Coast abalones in the U.S. are now considered at risk of extinction on the IUCN Red List. 69�� led the West Coast abalone population assessments.

Ultrasounds for Abalone

Katherine E Kerlin — February 25, 2022 - 9:00am

The world’s abalone are threatened, endangered or otherwise vulnerable in nearly every corner of the planet. While captive breeding efforts are underway for some species, these giant sea snails are notoriously difficult to spawn. If only we could wave a magic wand to know when abalone are ready to reproduce, without even touching them.

For Red Abalone, Resisting Ocean Acidification Starts With Mom

Katherine E Kerlin — October 05, 2020 - 12:00pm

Red abalone mothers from California’s North Coast give their offspring an energy boost when they’re born that helps them better withstand ocean acidification compared to their captive, farmed counterparts, according to a study from the Bodega Marine Laboratory at the University of California, Davis.

From Overpopulation to Hors d’oeuvres

Kelley Chu — December 08, 2019 - 5:27pm

Wildlife conservation sometimes involves eating fewer animal products. But to save California’s kelp forest, a new dish is being added to the menu: purple sea urchin.

A variety of factors, such as a decline of natural predators and warming waters, have led to an overpopulation of purple urchin, with millions of them now carpeting the seafloor. They can eat sponge and even rock, but kelp populations have been particularly decimated.

9 Ways 69�� Is Rescuing Oceans

Susanne Rockwell — June 06, 2016 - 11:39am

69�� scientists are discovering how climate change and garbage hurt oceans and their flora and fauna, triggering a new federal law and developing healthy practices.

10 Animals 69�� Is Working to Save

Katherine E Kerlin — April 21, 2016 - 4:00pm

From fish to fowl, and cougars to condors, 69�� research plays a key role in protecting animals from species extinction. Here are 10 animals 69�� is working to save.

69�� Valentine’s Day Experts, News Tips for Media

Karen Michele Nikos — February 10, 2016 - 11:39am

Whether you are looking for an expert on the benefits of eating chocolate; wanting to find out more about the love lives of a white abalone or birds; or wondering what Valentine’s Day entertainment might present itself, these University of California, Davis, samplings have something for everyone.

Scientists solve the case of the red abalone die-off using new tool: forensic genomics

IET WebDev — April 16, 2014 - 11:50am

In August 2011, thousands of dead red abalone washed up on the beaches of Sonoma County in Northern California. At the time, the cause was unknown, but scientists, including a biologist from the University of California, Davis, learned that a harmful algal bloom was to blame: the causative agent Yessotoxin.

Endangered White Abalone Find Matchmaker in 69�� Breeding Program

IET WebDev — July 24, 2013 - 1:00pm

In research that incorporates food, sex and danger, scientists at the University of California, Davis, Bodega Marine Laboratory recently achieved the first successful captive spawning of the endangered white abalone in nearly a decade. The work may be the white abalone’s last chance at avoiding extinction.