Highly valued for its edible muscular foot and mother-of-pearl shell, the pinto abalone has declined significantly in recent decades and faces extinction unless it'ss protected — and soon — under the ...

At the shell's edge is the abalone's head, complete with eyes, mouth, and a pair of black tentacles. The abalone's large, muscular foot is shaped like a flattened mushroom and is used to generate ...

Three species of abalone found in waters around Japan are now on the Red List of threatened plants and animals issued by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources ...