Scientists use ‘Romantic Solution’ to Help Endangered Species
May 09, 2021
A white abalone sea snail is examined prior to a spawning event at the University of California's Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory in Bodega Bay, California, U.S. March 18, 2021. (REUTERS/Nathan Frandino)
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White abalone are at risk of dying out. But scientists in California have developed a special way to help the sea
snail population reproduce.
Kristin Aquilino is lead scientist for the White Abalone Captive Breeding Program, based at the University of California, Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory.
White abalone, in her words, “cannot come back without our help."