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  California Abalone Information
In prying abalone off rocks it is important that the ab iron handle be lifted away from the rock so that the tip of the bar does not dig into the bottom of the foot.
Abalone put on sandy areas or seaweed covered rock surfaces will not be able to clamp down sufficiently to protect themselves from predators.
Avoiding removal of undersized abalone helps protect abalone populations since any time an abalone is removed from a rock, there is a chance that it could be fatally injured or unable to reattach to a safe location.
www.dfg.ca.gov /mrd/ab_info.html   (905 words)

  
 Abalone
Abalones reach sexual maturity at a small size, and fertility is high and increases exponentially with size.
The commercial abalone fishery in California is managed through size limits, limits on the number of permits for commercial abalone divers, and restrictions on harvesting areas.
Abalone steaks are prepared by removing the abalone from the shell, cutting off the head and viscera, and hand trimming the foot.
seafood.ucdavis.edu /pubs/abalone.htm   (2998 words)

  
 Abalone: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
The Alaskan abalone, or pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana), is abundant along the outside coastal waters of southeastern Alaska from Dixon Entrance to Icy Straits.
Abalone can be handpicked during extreme low tides but most are found from low-low water to about minus 30 to 40 feet.
Abalone, affectionately called “abs,” are considered a gourmet food and are highly esteemed by those who relish their distinct flavor.
www.adfg.state.ak.us /pubs/notebook/shellfsh/abalone.php   (715 words)

  
 Talk about the great game of Abalone
Abalone is not a new and it is already almost a classic game.
The trouble with Abalone is that once a certain level of play is acceded, the game seems to be too stable and no much can be done if no one want to take risk.
One other funny thing about Abalone is that the game is not well defined because there are at least a few position for with there is no move for the player which need to play.
users.skynet.be /glu/abalone.htm   (1360 words)

  
 Friends of the Sea Otter - PastActions - Fish and Game Commission Abalone Testimony (7/11/97)
Although a small portion of the southernmost sea otter range overlaps with part of the commercial abalone fishery, almost all of the current fishery is outside the sea otter range.
Abalone populations in central and southern California are threatened with extinction.
Clearly, a moratorium on commercial take of red abalone, while the status of the remaining resource is assessed and a practical management regime developed, is called for.
www.seaotters.org /PastActions/index.cfm?DocID=98   (382 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- Two fishermen caught with 468 red abalone
On Friday, state game agents served a search warrant at Ward's home and seized telephone, bank records and other evidence that may lead to additional arrests of those who were purchasing the fl market abalone, said game warden Eric Kord of San Diego.
None of the seized abalone was returned to the wild because agents decided the mollusks were unlikely to survive replanting.
After being photographed as evidence, the seized abalone were given away to food banks, charities and nonprofit groups in Mendocino County, she said.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/metro/20040523-9999-1m23poach.html   (497 words)

  
 UGeek PDA Review: Pabalone 1.1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The game does not offer an undo option--the author specifically excluded this, although it is technically possible (like he says, the computer can't undo your moves either).
The other little annoyance with the unregistered version is that after you have played the initial 10 games it drops you out of the game after the first move of a new game.
The game is neither inherently geeky nor original, but it is a fun game to play when you have a few minutes free.
www.geek.com /hwswrev/palmpilot/pabalone.htm   (760 words)

  
 mindgames | puzzling you since 1980
This game is played between two players with a number of beads in 12 boxes, 6 boxes on your side (at the bottom) and 6 boxes on computer's (side at the top).
The purpose of this game is to move all your pieces to the opposite side of the board.
You have green L, the computer has red L. The purpose of this game is to position your L in a manner that the opponent is not able to move its L to another position.
www.ihsan.biz   (6459 words)

  
 Abalone - Strategy Game - AreYouGame.com
Loosely based on sumo wrestling, the point of Abalone is to push just 6 of your opponents 14 marbles off of the playing surface, but there is a catch.
Our math teacher used to have us play Abalone in class and that is where I discovered how great a game it is. It is the best board game that I have ever played.
My wife and I have been playing Abalone for the past eight years (it was a Christmas gift)and we have developed a strong rivalry.
www.areyougame.com /interact/promo.asp?promo=cj&desttype=itemno&dest=01855   (542 words)

  
 Abalone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In fact, it says something that Abalone is the first one that I have played more than once or twice and it is not solely because it is loosely based on Sumo wrestling.
The idea of the game is to push the opponent's pieces off the edge of the playing area.
Abalone is published by Abalone Games of France and costs around £20.
www.gamecabinet.com /sumo/Issue0/Abalone.html   (309 words)

  
 PDA - Games - Board games - miscellaneous
Abalone is a handheld version of the board game, "Abalone." The objective is to push six...
The objective of this game is to be the first to reach the number 111.
The game rules are simple -- move each colored ball to a cell marked with the same color.
pda.tucows.ihug.co.nz /palm/games_board_default.html   (783 words)

  
 MetroActive News & Issues | North Coast Abalone
But it was only after Abalone International Inc. owner Chris Van Hook agreed to have his abalone stock destroyed did he and some Fish and Game Aquaculture Disease Advisory Committee members learn that the department itself, with marine biologists at Bodega Bay, may have unknowingly infected wild North Coast red abalone with the bacterium.
IN 1998, Carolyn Friedman, a Fish and Game pathologist at the UC Davis/Bodega Marine Laboratory, discovered that the rickettsia-like procaryote, or RLP, bacterium was the causative agent of Withering syndrome.
According to Fish and Game officials, seed from that facilty had previously tested positive for rickettsia, then thought to be a naturally occurring, benign bacterium.
www.metroactive.com /papers/sonoma/07.05.01/abalone-0127.html   (1697 words)

  
 Abalone - classic strategy game download. board game, strategy
Play using the original board game's rules or using variations: goals to capture and protect, and new ways to defeat your opponent's pieces.
Company is an award-winning board game which combines entertainment and economy.
Leap Frog is a one or two player kidsafe strategy game with six levels, each level has a unique playing field.
www.softempire.com /abalone.html   (305 words)

  
 ABLA - Dr. Ender ÖZCAN
Abalone is introduced as "never alone" game, since the prefix "ab" means "never".
Furthermore, whenever a player has a numerical superiority in a line (three to two, three to one, or two to one), during a turn the player is allowed to push the opposing marbles with an inline move, even off the board.
The objective of the game is to push six opposing marbles off the edges of the board.
cse.yeditepe.edu.tr /~eozcan/projects/ABLA   (761 words)

  
 Sonoma County Abalone Network
Although abalone are found in temperate nearshore waters throughout much of the world, California's indigenous "Red Abalone" (Haliotis rufenscens) is the largest species found anywhere in the world.
Unfortunately, the healthy abundance of abalone north of San Francisco motivates very lucrative illegal harvesting that, by some estimates, equals 50% of the legal landings on the north coast.
The Sonoma County Abalone Network (SCAN) was formed in 1994 by George Lawry in response to persistent reports of abalone poaching from Sonoma County waters.
www.abalonenetwork.org   (857 words)

  
 Funagain Games: Abalone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The shorter game (less balls off the board to win) is great for learning or just a faster game.
Abalone is a two person abstract stategy game based on Sumo wrestling.
It is one of the rare games that you will ever find that is 'easy to learn and difficult to master' (think Pente).
www.funagain.com /control/product/~product_id=014053/~affil=SUBV   (668 words)

  
 Abalone
In each form, rcX is a letter/number pair specifying a space by row and column (e.g., E5 is the center of the board).
Early in the game, it is usually more important to keep your marbles in the center than to move them toward the edge in order to eject a marble or two.
Although a strong central position is more important that ejecting marbles early in the game, the opposite is trow after each side has lost three or four marbles.
www.gamerz.net /pbmserv/abalone.html   (1243 words)

  
 Travel Abalone Board Game at Board Games Express
Abalone is a game of concentration and strategy and now it goes anywhere.
The strategy game that has taken Europe by storm is conquering the USA, one vacation at a time.
This travel version is lightweight and compact, plus it comes with a lid, in case you need to save your game for later.
www.boardgamesexpress.com /prodinfo.asp?number=3120   (223 words)

  
 Smileyland.com - Online Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The object of this strategy game is to eject six of the opponent's marbles from the board.
A game of logic that has been around for hundreds of years in one form or another.
Jumbalaya is a word game where you try to find words by connecting letters that appear in a grid.
www.smileyland.com /games   (2131 words)

  
 Astral Castle Game Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Games have probably been played by humans from the first moment we had any spare time.
There were lots of broken links when I tried to find places that talk about Abalone; the game must be played frequently on college campuses since that was where most of the transient sites were.
And of course, you can buy these games from us at Astral Castle (just choose the Classic, Family and Board Games catalog).
ccgs.com /gamelink.htm   (287 words)

  
 Abalone threatened
The state Fish and Game Department is now considering a proposal to halt all commercial abalone diving south of the Marin Headlands.
Some are pirating abalone from the North Coast while supposedly taking urchin and then unloading the abalone when they return home.
His observations are confirmed by recent Fish and Game counts: catch rates among sports divers remain high in Marin and Sonoma counties, averaging three per day.
www.ptreyeslight.com /stories/jan30/abalone.html   (942 words)

  
 Abalone
Also it's possible to play the game with three players when a supplemental marble set is purchased.
Abalone Extra Player Marbles allow 3-6 players, as well as some unusual variants.
[Sign In] to track this game in your collection.
www.boardgamegeek.com /game/526   (214 words)

  
 Award Winning Board Games
The game ends when all players are blocked from laying down any more of their pieces.
As the game progresses the board becomes a mosaic of color with ever-greater challenges and ever greater opportunities to score.
game, because the hottest puzzle the world's seen since the crossword is now a great game.
www.learningforallages.com /Games.htm   (1225 words)

  
 Abalone Diving, Fish & Game Regulations
These pages offer an overview of the abalone harvesting regulations in effect in Northern California at the time of these web pages were posted.
This information is provided in hopes of clarifying the relevant rules and regulations and to save some harvesters (new and old) from the sticker shock that comes with getting "popped" by a game warden or coastal law enforcment officer.
This section is not a substitute for reading the current Abalone regulations and grasping their significance.
www.sonic.net /~rocky/abregs.htm   (154 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Abalone: Toys & Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
I purchased this game because it was on clearance.
The reason for the 3 stars on the durability is because when I recieved the game, one marble was chipped and now chips easily, but otherwise it seems to be okay.
One of a few games that isn't too difficult for all age groups to learn and master.
www.amazon.com /University-Games-01855-Abalone/dp/B000066545   (939 words)

  
 Abalone Festival 1997
Also, a donation was made to the Department of Fish and Game for abalone research.
Dip abalone first in flour, then in mixture of egg and milk, and then in panko/crumb mix.
Serve abalone in tortillas that have been heated in a frying pan without oil and top with cabbage, 1 tbsp.
www.recfin.org /pub/kelp/no6/ABFEST.htm   (439 words)

  
 Abalone - Game Rules
If for some reason the Abalone game seems too time-consuming, play the limited-time variation of our game...
Each player would be restricted to a limited period of time for each game...
All rights reserved - Abalone® is a registered trademark of Abalone S.A. - France ©1989-2002 Abalone S.A. Home
uk.abalonegames.com /rules/basic_rules   (120 words)

  
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Farrell, N. Pioneer abalone plant won't be razed: Owners of historic cottage on Monterey [street] to let it stand.
"Abalones, shells and sea otters: Dynamics of prey population in Central California." Ecology 63(5): 1547 - 1560.
Abalones are abundant: Japanese divers arrive to begin work for abalone packing company.
www-csgc.ucsd.edu /abalone_folder/ab_media_folder/SGAbaloneBiblio.doc   (2554 words)

  
 MSO Links: Proprietary Games : Abalone
Abalone - Voted Game of the Decade at the International Games - Place where you can find out more about game and also buy it online.
Abalone Online - Excellent Flash/Director-intensive site in both English and French about the game, the surrounding community and the way of life of its inventors and fans.
Also learn Abalone's hidden strategies and then use the online matchmaking to play in real time at no charge against other fans of the game.
www.msoworld.com /links/pages/Proprietary_Games/Abalone   (199 words)

  
 Abalone. A freeware by Olivier Thill. December 2004.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
This is a game of strategy for two players.
Your goal is to push 6 opponent marbles out of of the board.
To uninstall abalone, just remove "abalone.exe", and eventually "abalone.ini".
members.aol.com /OlivThill/private/abalone.htm   (323 words)

  
 Best free abalone downloads. A beautifully rendered strategy game played on a hexagonal board. Library of 310 recipes ...
Abalone software: A strategy game played on a hexagonal board, Library of 310 recipes from 16 countries and more.
Contains a library of 310 recipes from 16 countries--from Abalone to Zabione.
You can add your own countries and recipes and there is even a feature to enter the names of friends and business associates and a list of their favorite recipes.
www.freedownloadmanager.org /downloads/abalone_software   (168 words)

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