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 ...

A savored delicacy for sea otters and native coastal people alike, these hard-shelled marine snails were prized for the iridescent colors and the occasional pearl found inside their shells. Like most ...

In this episode, Charles introduces us to the different abalone species along our coast, how to tell them apart and explains how human exploitation, paired with their unfortunate biology, has led to a ...

Raden, a decorative lacquerware technique, uses the glimmering inner layer of shells. The inlay appears to float ...