Researchers from the Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Kevin Stierhoff and John L. Butler, in collaboration with Melissa Neuman from the Southwest Regional Office, have recently published “On the road to extinction? Population declines of the endangered white abalone, Haliotis sorenseni” in the Journal of Biological Conservation. The article discusses the history of the white abalone’s population decline from 2001 and states that captive propagation and enhancement is now likely the only way to prevent extinction.
The full article can be found at Science Direct:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320712001565
NOAA press release: LINK HERE
Learn more about Southwest Fisheries Science Center's Abalone Program and the Benthic Resources/Remotely Operated Vehicle Program: LINK HERE
For additional information, please contact
Kevin Stierhoff at Kevin.Stierhoff@noaa.gov
Link to the original LA Times article:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-abalone-20120705,0,750588.story
Link to the original San Diego Uniton Tribune article:
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jul/06/sliding-toward-extinction/
Link to the KPCC story:
http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/07/05/33123/white-abalone-arent-recovering-even-when-fishing-p/
Link to the KPCC audio:
http://media.scpr.org/audio/features/20120705_features5041.mp3
Link to the KCRW 'Which Way, LA' program
http://www.kcrw.com/news/programs/ww/ww120705whats_the_future_of_
Link to the KCRW audio:
http://www.kcrw.com/media-player/mediaPlayer2.html?type=audio&id=ww120705whats_the_future_of_
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