Abalone raised in Canadian shellfish farms feed on plants that leave their shells an odd color, ... Today only 2 percent are. Average abalone shell sizes have grown larger. “We thought, ...

These colors occur naturally in the medium in which Leah Mata, a Northern Chumash artist, works: the shells of the red abalone, or Haliotis rufescens.

Abalone with shells less than a quarter-inch long suffer a mortality rate of 60% to 99%. They are most likely to be preyed upon by filter feeders within the first 24 hours of being released, ...

If any shell wins the prize for UFO look-alike, it’s abalone. Shaped like a flattened flying saucer, it comes complete with a line of portholes rimming one edge, and spiral lines that swirl to ...

The abalone are $28 per pound in the shell. For information, call (510) 226-9212. Aug 14, 2007 {} {Olivia Wu} Most Popular. 1. 'An eyesore': California city can't shake its abandoned mall. 2.