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Ancient DNA offers hope for California's critically endangered black abalone
- June 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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Black abalone once carpeted the rocky shores of California by the millions. The large, long-lived sea snails sustained Indigenous peoples along the coast for thousands of years, anchored a thriving 20th-century commercial fishery and inspired generations of California cooks, divers, and artists.
Originally published at Phys.org