The White Abalone Midwife
Everyone should love the White Abalone; as a keystone species, they maintain our kelp forests, allowing for high biodiversity and healthy ecosystems. They are understory algae grazers known by Nora Frank as the “lawnmowers and Roombas of the sea.” Few people love the White Abalone quite as much as Nora, the current husbandry and data manager of the White Abalone Culture Lab at UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory.