W6re quite Nt100nt abOtt", divulging
Bf'OOkinga aNI! who kn$w about thG ubalom
~rr.l
1n,f'ormatlon am T:.l'0
It.IGN
inelL,ed. to b611eve that this
limits of this aDi.'llalfJa Mnge.
WI:)
the llorthal"'U
Thesa fact-ot'S" e:cmbimd 1td.th tha pl'"ees of
otMr york. diVel"tad our attention to othar apt/eies am we ,flIOl"'S or
ignored
l&Sfi
the posclbl11ty or a fiahsr.y for this snim&!o
WI til .ths adwnt of two California
on this r"!SOUl"QG end
hw:lt abalooc:»,
the
it 'WOuld
resultantpnblloits~
DSetll
atrl.mal ~i!I pl"Oteotlon, tmt11
'w do 'haft
the
YElSl"9
N~1atOrystep"o
we
ectningto Oregon to do reeoareh
attraating !)Sopla to
the area to
afirtsable to p~lgat9 regulations fol" this
\is
can learn nozoe about it's lif9 h1atol? in Oregon
Although our Imovledge
water8 0
lM)!1
ot ths
Ted cbalone in, Oregon
Is quite limited,
of research in Calif'orr.is to guid. us in the pralitl.l.iOB.l"y
For the othar species of abalone that occur in Oregen~
do not 'haw this guide. 'TbeNf'ore, no re:conm-..enCiatlon is Dade at this time
for
hs.i"'i16~iog
s.r:f3 's pgeiaa othltr than
Hr.. ,mfU,£IUo It is falt that at
'pI"aClEInt time, ragulations ehouldbe kept quite
strlngento \10 now knell that
the red abalonG ocaurs as fa'r north e.s Ooos Bay"
We also faol quit.c
the northern limit of 'this sp.aoies probably ooc-urs in Oragono
Sp80iSB
declines in abundance as
tm.lmo'im..
i~
t~
S".!I'€l
that
Bow rapidly thilS
approaehes this northern limitation 10
As wa prograss in our a1:lalooo
res~aroh
and ine:rsa.se our knovl<VC1ge of
this animal in Oregon b-e.tars, w:e can't}len Githar libamlize bag limits 01:' I'eduea
them.,
At the Pl"Gssnt tL-ns it is felt. t:bat ttlS proposed l'S,g'"l1latiorw
adeqllataly protect this raBource in
obtained"
O:r0g~n
Some of the objeotlfts des1~
\d~l
untii f'tt.rthGl' ·1r.to1"mB.tion ca.n be
fI>Oi:l1
the propoSEtd reg"'11at1~ns8.N&
proteotion f'roa depletion; e.ssarance of a oc'nt1nuing inooming year' class;.
restriCtion
ot the
ha1"VEHrt until such t1r!lo t..'iat
li!9
can justify a. fiehGri
from
the biolofIiC81 standpoint; and proteetion or
s~ll
abalone from injul'1' oxo
It has been '.1011 eEl'tabliehed tr.at abalon9 ara easily injurod
hal"'Y'esting.,
and subj~et to tlUch predation, if improperly replscOO on tl'te bottom~
The 11f's,histor.r of
is as follow o
The
I36'XIIO
th~
red abalone, as
are separate and
the water 'i4lare f'crtillzdilon takas
~lluak
l'la09~
in California.
"rd sperm. ars released into
Deval~pment
follo'.J!! the typical
eleavago stagsG EJld aontinues to the troebopho!"e larvae atags c
this t:f.me the trochophorea break out of th9
larvae o
Iig3S
known't~m }~
.
e~
msmbrane as f'Ne-avimmi-ng
In 2 days the shell s.ppa!U"8 am a.t the end of 7 days oomplete
ta~n
plaee o
clear cut as it cO"J.ld 'be o
abalonemll 1»
aot~vitY'o
l~13
­
.
.
meta:ctorphes1c has
Prom this stage on, thegrotith _rate is not as
California workers believo that an S-inoh rs:d
years of
~rra
and haw baa 6-7
~ars
of
reproduet1~
Calif'o+"llis t..'Ork 1ndiaates that they raschaemsl maturity a.t 6
-
-
,
years (ehell diSliXltl!)r' ot 4 inchss)· orag", and a. _large f'at:lale abalone
.
p~oe
!t
rz.cm
1.-2 million
e~8..
li..ill
.
COl"'respond.ence tdtb CalifO'1"11ia biologists indicates
that their belief tmt spawning ocetlL"l."ad batwan inid-JanuaI7 and mid-<1aroh
may
be
1Il"ODeo
Red Gl.bslone uatally. are found from tho intertidal zone to the
loo-toot depth.Co
Tbdr principal- foOds are
spgeiaB ot rook keirAl£) atd i:Uatoms..
09Q
lattuoe, eel grass, various
They are aaldo!:1 round beyorrl the zone
of plant growtb o , C&litornia tagging in:Uca.te3 that
tm~
move about vary llttle,
f'ora.ging at night am returnine to their Rhome spot" by daylighto
iIXlividualshave stayed at a
D1:g~e
hC'tl'S spot
as long a.a 2 yaarlSo
Sene'
Celiro1'!lia
statistics and llrdted inf'ormtion -trom Dragon in510ate that an· S-incb. abalora
t-1111 yield a 12-16 ounce trimmed toot..
A 9...inch abalone will double this
moot yie14..
'1'h8. tollotdng psrsonal....u," regulations aM at the prescnt tim in
offect in Csl1torni&o
The following are quotmd from the California Fish and
Gama
G~ss1oncs
Order3, Rulss end Regulations; TItle
14,
1957.
1- Abalone lI'IS3' be takGn only froD lte.reh 16 to Januar::r 140
tlot rrore than five abalonQ, in the aggregate of aU
spac1as, my bo taken or possessed. by t!J.T',f 1» rson dtlf'ing
e:rq ana day. EW17 peNon while tak1ng abalone shall
cSr'l"Y 8. dn"1ce which 18 capable of masuring accurato17
the s i . ot the abalone taken, Wich size ahall con1'orm
to the £ollO'.dng mirrlmrmu red a.balone, eawn incms; greem·
abalone, six and one-quar'ter inchas, pink abalone, six·'
inehes; black abaloM, five incbesJ all otmr specie.,
six lmhes. A11y abalone ttDier the miZ'linlwn size whioh
ere detached mat. be l'6plaoed t."i thout delay on the etll'tace
frm whit:th taken, vith the smllcm.tv.-aJId. I.egal-e1fSd'
abalone mst be brought ashore high wter _1"k attache(!
to th9 shell ani aliva. Aba101'l9 nOt in the shall me.:r not
be tre.nsport~ or possessed, e~ wan being P1"8PB1'Gd
tor 1rnmad1ate consumption.
.
.
. 2- S'PQdes, ehO'!1els, hoes•. rakes or other appliances operated
b7 hand, except spears cl' gatf hooks, mel" be u~ad to take mollusks, 8am arabs and e~"Il'p, except that no dovi09 more ~an :;6 ..ino~es in length may be used to tek~ abalol1e. 3- In all ocean d1stricts south or Ys.nkeG POint, Montera;y
Cotlnty. monusks and crnstsoeans tne.Y be taken b1 the use
of the hands or b:r davices less. than th1rty-:six (36)
incheB long, known coomonly as abalone irons, in the .
manne]." COtmionly kmwn 8S sIdn diving' or by the usa or
cii Ving apr.aratu8 c~nly known as selt...contained underwatel"
b?eatb1ng apparatus' (S.C.l1.B.A.). No type ot uDie1"W&tcl"
artificial brea.th1ng device may b3 used in taking :oollua,la,
or crustaceans in ~ othe~ districts. For the purpose ot
this regulation bre~th:1ng tubes are not eons1de!'&d to bo
underwater artificial breathing deviC99 0
,.. Abalon!) ma:r be taken only by usa of abalone irans, less than
thirty-six (36) inches long~
. .
Tha follo1r.'inf! regulations pert."ining t.o abalone eM quoMd from
the S tate
~r
California Fish and Game Code 1957, fortieth editioDo
1... Pink abalone (rlL1iRti~ .;~)" rad a.ba1one (iJ.U~1t.;. m,teAc!!QI),
black abalone !!!ll$l~ m~1..oq1E!), and green abalone lHaJjA1;~tl
tylgeDl) my be taken only between He-reh 16 an:! ·eTSllt13r7 140
c.:. Aba1o!lE'i sha.ll be broueht ashore above higb-watGr mark attacb3d· to
sb9l1 am a1in_ E:x:cept as otheridse provided ll abalone not in
the sball mq not ba transport4d nor possessed, axeept when being
prepa!'ltlld fat> ~ediat$
3- Abelone
OOOlStmlptioDo
IDay be taken only' for food pUpPOsas, except &a specifically
authorized to be taken tor bait purpo.sas, am may not be dried.
~han div::l.ng
Gquipm!mt, mor-e than 36 inohes in length 'to take abalone.. Spears
or gaff hooka f!I8:3 not 'l:ia used for tm purpose or taking abalone. ,
4- It is tmla'Wful to use I!.!1Y daviea or appa e.tus" otbor
5-
(This is a corrmsroial regUlation) "It 1s' unlawful to take 8lV'l1b::tlone,
the shell ot whioh, l'lJ9e.surad in greatest dl&1tl$wr, 1s 1e.s t.han
the follow.lng 8l»oi.f'ieations: red. abalone, eight inches} gram abalone,
seveD andom-qaartor inches; 'pink &balone, aix inches; black abalone,
•
five iDChs. o
A.f'ter care:f'ully looking at the existing p8rsonalwuGe regulations in
California, I wuld llke to
wbm1~
tarconsidsration the tollo'lling
pe~nal-use
rogull!t.ions tor Oregon.
1- No a"blilone shall b9 ,taken for p!nonal-uBs thst msa.stzrCsless than S
incilal at the greatest dia.'l8tero
2-
Lim.1t ot .3 red abalone par day or in an;y 7 conseeut1'P8 d&1fl par persOD.
fro iD:!iridual shall gather' abalone tor anyOM except bimself while
aport fishing..
. .
,... Abalom tisherman will can')" a suitable measuring derics at all time.
~~ile fishing tor abalono o
4-
lio abaloZD meaSUring lees tJlan 8 il:'ches in greatest diameter shall'
mo1e~ted in aD1' way.
be re1i1Oved t1"Om the rocks or
,
5- 'l'!» first :3 abolona l"'Gmoved from the rooks measuring S inohes or
greate~ shall oonst-1tute the daiJ;y bag limit. '
&. Arr.r ~shortn or subalegal abalone aocid.ntal~ remoftd from the cub-Streta shall be replaOGrl, toot down end in as nGE.r~ the sam tlpot QIl removed from 118 possible. 7.. Go.f'f' hooks and spears
s...""O
absolutelJr prohibited in i'ish'.ne:-!!or a.baloneo
S- No abalorS iron ahall be ustld that eXC!l)eds 36 irobes in length.
shall hI) tlat and 'Without hookfJ or sharr> cuttin.:~ edges.
Irons
9- ill abalone takan shall ba brought ashore abo'tre the high-tide line, in
the round, with the foot still attached to t.ho shell.
I
10-
Abalom shall
be
taken tor toeil purposes
onl.:I.
In brief S'tImrna1'7 the above re~laticns are submitted with the fo1lO'.dng thougbta
in, r.unds
1- Protection fror.l depletion and assurance of' a continuing incan1ng year' '
class 'b1 a II'.in~ size rsgul8,tion._ 2- Restriction of harvest by a daily' e.nd
po8ssssio~
bag limit, until more is known about this e~ima1 ,1nOJ.oGgon water.!o
3- Protection of
sub-l~gal
individuall from. harvesting or injtti-y
'b7 gear
(
0 0 Dale Snow
Aquatic Biologist
StleUf'1sh Investigations
September 36, 1958
ReorganIzed. 11-25-58
Janunr,y
I3p 1959