The state Fish and Game Commission on Thursday ended the abalone season in Sonoma County, more than two months before its scheduled conclusion. The emergency decision followed the deaths of an untold ...

With only four sessions permitted each season – each limited to just one hour between 7am and 8am – abalone fishers have limited time to catch their quota.

Just outside the town of Mendocino in the middle of Van Damme Beach, a weathered placard educates bystanders about the region's red abalone, a once prolific seasnail whose mild taste and iridescent ...

Abalone fishers are set to return to the water this weekend as the second fishing session of the season opens.