Q: I’m an avid abalone diver who has been diving for more than 28 years, and I’m curious why we have a set season for abalone diving. Since we have abalone report cards and are limited to three per ...

Commercial abalone fishing has been illegal for decades, and recreational diving for abalone has been banned since 2018 due to significant population decline. Now all that remains of abalone culture ...

HANGBERG, South Africa — One man vanished diving at midnight. Another was attacked by a great white shark in deep water. Two more drowned, one in borrowed scuba gear he wasn’t qualified to use. All ...

The number of abalone that divers can catch will be slashed by more than 40 per cent for the coming year, as commercial fishers weigh up potential buyout offers from the government. The NSW Department ...

After the last experience, I returned to abalone diving at low tide, exploring shallow waters. This adventure revealed a ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Three recreational abalone divers died in separate drownings over the weekend in a 24-hour period along northern California's coast, police and coroner officials said on ...

The sport-diving season for abalone opens this weekend in coastal waters north of San Francisco Bay. The best prospects, from all accounts, are in the vicinity of Salt Point Sate Park on the Sonoma ...

As the NSW government considers closing 350 kilometres of shoreline to abalone harvesting, divers say the severe decline of ...

In 1939, 19-year-old Roy Hattori was diving for abalone off the coast of Point Conception when he saw something different. He cut the odd-looking shell off the rocky bottom of the sea and brought it ...