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If you have been looking for the mysterious and reclusive abalone, then you have come to the right place. Short of outfitting yourself with scuba gear and plunging into the ocean near the local barrier reef, whatever you might want to know (within reason) can be found here. Abalone have been here ever since the dinosaurs, and have evolved into highly nutritional and physically sturdy creatures whose shell structure is being copied to design body armor, whose flesh is consumed worldwide for it's nutritional and healing value, and whose shells are revered and respected in a laundry list of ancient cultures as spiritually powerful, made evident by their use in religious ceremonies and meditation, and made into highly valued jewelry.

The Red Abalone from off of the coast of California is most common, but conservation efforts, learning more about how to maximize their natural populations, and improved farming methods are making other types more readily available as well. Abalone can be prepared and consumed in a variety of ways, (including slurping them raw right out of the shell a la oysters) and their powdered shells are also used for medicinal purposes.