Sale of sport-obtained abalone is illegal, including the shell. Only red abalone may be taken, as black, white, pink, flat, green, and pinto abalone are protected by law. … Abalone are normally found on rocks near food sources such as kelp. Is abalone illegal in the US? It is illegalRead More →

The 5 South African abalone species It inhabits shallow reefs, feeding on kelp and red algae along the coasts of the Western and Eastern Capes. Why is abalone illegal? Illegal to take abalone Numbers of abalone are now at critically low levels because of over-exploitation. Poaching is the biggest threatRead More →