Sentences with phrase «when abalone»

Since their populations have declined in part due to a withering syndrome caused by a type of Rickettsia bacteria, infection control is vitally important to the rearing facility, particularly when abalone are transferred in from other aquariums.

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Although abalone has been a regional staple in some parts of the country for generations, it missed the boat — so to speak — when mass marketing of seafood in the United States hit its stride because wild abalone was mostly exported to Asia back then.
A snail known as Chilean abalone, which adheres to rocks along wave - swept shores, quickly rights and reattaches itself when it is dislodged, an important skill for avoiding predators.
Abalone, on the other hand, now costs about $ 70 a plate — 10 times as much as when it first became popular in the 1920s — reflecting years of overharvesting so severe that the marine snails may never recover.
Even after enjoying the puzzle mode to some extent, I find it baffling that we've got an app version a divisive title like Abalone when there are so many great modern abstracts to choose from.
In 2013, when a rise in water temperatures lead to a massive die - off of the local abalone population, Winton saw it as cause to write a play, Signs of Life, that addresses environmental issues.
When we asked about the best things to do at Abalone Cove, 31 % said swimming and 21 % said wildlife watching and tidepooling.
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