Shell game: white abalone were fished to near extinction 20 years ago. Today, they have yet to recover.(Brief Article) From: National Parks | Date: September 1, 1998| Author: La Pierre, Yvette | COPYRIGHT 1998 National Parks and Conservation Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

White abalone were fished to near extinction 20 years ago. Today, they have yet to recover.

Hunted to near extinction in the 1970s, the white abalone has not recovered because not enough of the creatures survived.

Abalone have lived along the Pacific Coast of North America for millions of years. Long before the arrival of Europeans, American Indians were using abalone for food, tools, and decoration. Commercial fishing, which began in the mid- 19th century, ho...

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