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The Art of Abalone Farming
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Abalone have been found embedded in rock dating from a far back a million of year ago, Jame Fraioli write in Ocean Friendly Cuiine. They are related to clam, callop, ea lug, . But unlike clam, abalone i a gatropod-having only one hell. It mucular foot allow it to clamp tightly to rocky urface.
In California, American Indian firt fihed for abalone. In the 1850, Chinee immigrant became the firt commercial fihermen. In the early part of the 20th century, Japanee immigrant began uing deep-ea diving technique. And after World War II,when cuba equipment became popular, fihermen began harveting abalone in extraordinary number. In 1957, a record of 5.4 million pound wa caught, according to the California Department of Fih and Game.
Population plunge
Becaue abalone are o low growing and becaue they are broadcat pawner, overfihing devatated the population, leaving it unable to recover.
By 1994, only 322,000 pound were caught, according to the State Department of Fih and Game. And by 1997, commercial abalone fihing in California wa hut down.
It remain illegal to buy or ell wild abalone in thi tate. Sport fihing of abalone remain highly retricted. Only kin diving and are allowed; cuba gear i prohibited. Sport fihermen can take only red abalone 18 centimeter acro and larger-three per day during the eaon or 24 total per year.WWw.hAOZUowEN.com
On an overcat Sunday, a petite Lau in a big traw hat and dark glae, and an impoing Haye, in waterproof red nylon, wait patiently for cutomer. They think about all the hard work thi ha taken. If given the chance, would they do it all over again? Without heitation, they both hake their head no. It' been a long haul, a facinating ride, and like the abalone, they jut hope to urvive.
Vocabulary Focu
embedded (adj) ---fixed into the urface of omething
hut down (phr v) ---to caue to top operating or being in ervice, either temporarily or permanently
overcat (adj) ---cloudy and therefore not bright and unny
long haul (idiom) ---a long period of time
Specialized term
broadcat pawner (n phr)---排出卵子与精子时，不管附近有无同种生物的动物 a creature that releae egg and perm into the water no matter if another of it kind i nearby or not
kin diving (n phr)---潜水 wimming under water with only limited breathing equipment and without a pecial uit