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LAGUNA BEACH – Two divers were cited on allegations of illegally taking four green abalone from Laguna Beach’s Moss Cove, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The abalone – a ...

Mike Couffer’s body floats with the motion of the ocean, his eyes peering through his face mask at the rocky tide pools beneath the chilly water’s surface. He uses a flashlight to illuminate the rocks ...

How do you save a struggling sea species on the brink of extinction? When it comes to endangered white abalone, marine scientists are hoping “human helper” efforts will provide the necessary lifeline.

A team of divers from Long Beach’s Aquarium of the Pacific, as well as other academic researchers, recently released hundreds of cultured white abalone into the ocean — in a first-of-its-kind effort.

Part of a Santa Barbara, California, ranch, which includes a mansion, a private beach and an abalone farm, is on the market for $39.5 million. The 214-acre section of the much larger Rancho dos ...

The body of an abalone diver was recovered Tuesday more than a week after he went missing off the coast of Mendocino County, authorities said. A beach visitor was checking surf conditions at Moat ...