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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bosko69, post: 13195223, member: 16283&quot;]Yep- A guy I went to school with died free diving for abalone.This was 30 years or more years ago.He got lost/or tangled in a bed of bull kelp. Northern California waters are cold and currents can be tricky.</p><p>Abalone Harvesting (legal) is now verboten.Of course the a**h***s diving illegally work at night w/ scuba gear.</p><p>There&#039;s not as much around as there used to because (in addition to poaching):</p><p><u>Ecosystem Collapse</u>:Marine heatwaves and an explosion of purple sea urchins have destroyed over 90% of Northern California&#039;s bull kelp forests.</p><p><u>Starvation and Decline</u>: Without healthy kelp to eat, red abalone populations have crashed by up to 96% in counties like Sonoma and Mendocino resulting in-</p><p><u>Fishery Closure</u>:The <span style="color: #000000">CA Dept of Fish &amp; Wildlife </span>closed the recreational red abalone fishery through <u>April 1, 2036</u>.</p><p>Whit, all I can say in response to your petite gem of reminiscence is-<i>&#039;Argh Me Hearties !&quot;</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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