Why it wasn't enough to just leave the pinto abalone alone

Two decades ago, Washington made it illegal to harvest the giant sea snail. Earlier this month, the state added it to the endangered species list. 

Chance of survival is looking good for Washington's only abalone, Marine Biology

Scuba Diving for White Abalone — Oriana Poindexter

Abalone are treasured — nearly to extinction locally

Recovery effort aims to restore pinto abalone mollusks that once flourished in Salish Sea

Photo Essay, The quest to help tiny abalone survive

Photo Essay, The quest to help tiny abalone survive

NCC: Pinto abalone

Pinto Abalone Recovery - Puget Sound Restoration Fund

Frontiers Efficacy of Endangered Pinto Abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) Stock Restoration in the Southern Salish Sea From a Genomic Perspective

Abalone are treasured — nearly to extinction locally

Delicious and now endangered: Can the pinto abalone make a comeback?

Pinto Abalone Recovery - Puget Sound Restoration Fund

Delicious and now endangered: Can the pinto abalone make a comeback?

Pinto Abalone NOAA Fisheries

Pinto Abalone Recovery - Puget Sound Restoration Fund