Feeling constant waves of elation and panic can be exhausting under any circumstances. The source of my stress is abalone diving, which takes place every year with a group my husband has known for ...

In this video, I finally got my first abalone! Watch as I share my experience and the gear I used during the adventure.

'Rows and rows of dead abalone' Abalone had always been a source of food and cultural significance for Native American tribes. But commercial abalone diving only began in the 1850s in Central and ...

Three recreational abalone divers died in separate incidents over the weekend in Northern California, where powerful rip currents were reported.A low tide drew divers to the beaches from Carmel to ...

WHILE most of us are still thinking about punching the clock, the Eyre Peninsula’s abalone divers are punching into the swells of the Southern Ocean. They’re headed for the rocky reefs that these ...

MENDOCINO, Calif. -- -- MENDOCINO, Calif. -- Shaun Stratton pulled on his wetsuit, grabbed his inner tube and headed to the beach to take part in one of California's riskiest pastimes: hunting for ...

Q: I’m an avid abalone diver who has been diving for more than 28 years, and I’m curious why we have a set season for abalone diving. Since we have abalone report cards and are limited to three per ...

Sonoma County Sheriff's Department used a helicopter to search for the divers in the waters off Fort Bragg in Mendocino County. The victims had been free-diving for abalone. "Fort Bragg, the seas were ...