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Red abalone fights for survival amid climate change
Abalone, specifically red abalone, has been a popular menu item in sushi and seafood restaurants in California. It’s a sea slug that’s about the size of a dinner plate.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readAbalone, specifically red abalone, has been a popular menu item in sushi and seafood restaurants in California. It’s a sea slug that’s about the size of a dinner plate. Despite a decades-old ban on commercial fishing of red abalone, they are disappearing and not bouncing back. The fate of this creature could be a sign of what’s in store for California’s coast.
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The full episode
4 of 5Remembering 2 Santa Monica victims of the California boat fire- 0:00Remembering some of the victims of the boat fire off the Santa Barbara coast
- 9:30USC officials eyed prospective students with rich parents
- 17:39How islands recover from devastating storms: Lessons from the Virgin Islands
- 29:09Red abalone fights for survival amid climate changeYou’re reading this
- 35:48A multi-generational story of women who created family and history in Riverside