[Karliner]

I’m one of those boomers who remember prying those babies off rocks at low tide with a tire iron. They were ubiquitous, everywhere. Who could have thought there would be nothing left?

[KC_for_Freedom]

Me too. went diving for the tasty treats before a date with my wife — one of our firsts- I had to finally quit when I developed respiration issues. Diving was where I noticed it first, but it kept getting worse until we discovered by accident that I was suffering from sleep apnea. Getting better now with treatment, but probably will never get back to diving.

[NewHampshireDuo]

I’ve only had abalone once, at a nice restaurant in the SF Bay Area. Like rubber. Give me Penobscot Bay scallops anytime.

[Organic Panic]

I remember family vacations in Monterrey and seeing yards that had huge piles of abalone shells for yard decorations.

I would say this would be a great time for more farms to open up to feed the demand but it’s California. No way they’ll allow any more offshore farming off the California Coast

[Fiji Hill]

I’m one of those boomers who remember prying those babies off rocks at low tide with a tire iron. They were ubiquitous, everywhere. Who could have thought there would be nothing left?

Same here. Then the sea otters wiped them out.