Abalone Diving on the California Coast

by Steve Rebuck, Tim Thomas, Christopher Rebuck

Book Overview

Abalones are marine snails from the family Haliotidae . This family of shellfish is comprised of 56 recognized species worldwide and eight known species in California. The Native Peoples of California fished and dove for abalone for thousands of years. Chinese immigrants first arrived in California around 1850 to work in the goldfields and on the railroads. Some found their way to Monterey and discovered an abundance of large red abalone that nobody...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467160288
• ISBN13: 9781467160285
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.3"