. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. Underwater pf^otograph taken by a department diver of five red aba- lone in natural habitat. The two abalone at the top of the photograph are feeding on seaweed. (Fish and Game Phuto by Glen Bickford) are harvested, the catch will probably drop somewhat below its present level. This stabilization has been reached in red abalone production at about million pounds per >ear. Since 1949 the annual catch of reds has been between
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. Underwater pf^otograph taken by a department diver of five red aba- lone in natural habitat. The two abalone at the top of the photograph are feeding on seaweed. (Fish and Game Phuto by Glen Bickford) are harvested, the catch will probably drop somewhat below its present level. This stabilization has been reached in red abalone production at about million pounds per >ear. Since 1949 the annual catch of reds has been between and 2 million pounds. The San Simeon-Alorro Bay area, from which most of the red abalone come, has been in almost con- tinuous production since 1929. Abalone in this area have a rapid growth rate and in most years the majority of those which reach legal size are to be harvested. The bulk of the shellfish appearing in the catch are young, tender abalone of the highest quality and command a premium price. Because of the price difference between reds and pinks many of the Southern California divers moved into the l\Iorro-San Simeon area during spells of good diving w eather, but moved back as soon as the weather got rough. Aba/one Study Conducted Whether a commercial abalone fishery could be established north of the Golden Gate was the subject of an investigation during the biennium. Almost the entire red abalone population of the north coast is located close to the shore line and in relativel\' shallow water. Few, if any, are found be- yond 50 feet in depth. Representative sections of the northern coast line were examined during the study. In some small areas observed abalone were found in local abundance, but with few exceptions were small, their growth rate slow and their meat was generally of inferior quality. In many places there were very few abalone above the eight-inch legal size limit required for reds. Nowhere among the sections observed were abalone found in sufficien
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