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Abalone Restoration Aims to Rebuild Southern California’s Icon
In Southern California abalone stocks have dwindled due to overfishing and El Niño impacts. Restoration efforts over decades, including kelp reforestation and pilot seeding near Palos Verdes, have shown mixed progress. Advocates like Nancy Caruso push school and public programs to grow abalone before planting, while facing funding and poaching challenges.
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Curtis
Fort Bragg
California
Mexico
Oregon
China
San Francisco
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Paul Dayton
Scripps Institute of Oceanography
Orange County
Nancy Caruso
Get Inspired
Caruso
Crystal Cove State Park
Washington State
Melissa Neuman
National Oceanic and Oceangraphic Administration
Crystal Cove
Jonathan Williams
Occidental College
Williams