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First Live White Abalone Found in 5 Years During Channel Islands Survey Sparks Hope for Recovery
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June 9, 2026

First Live White Abalone Found in 5 Years During Channel Islands Survey Sparks Hope for Recovery

This rather charismatic mollusk is the white abalone, a Critically-Endangered species of sea snail that’s Wanted: Alive in the state of California. That’s because it hasn’t been seen in 5 years after populations declined 99% since the 1970s. On May 12th, 2026, a research mission aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel Shearwater […] The post First Live White Abalone Found in 5 Years During Channel Islands Survey Sparks Hope for Recovery appeared first on Good News Network.

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