Why it wasn't enough to just leave the pinto abalone alone
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Two decades ago, Washington made it illegal to harvest the giant sea snail. Earlier this month, the state added it to the endangered species list.
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Why it wasn't enough to just leave the pinto abalone alone
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Why it wasn't enough to just leave the pinto abalone alone
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Pinto Abalone NOAA Fisheries
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Why it wasn't enough to just leave the pinto abalone alone
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Frontiers Efficacy of Endangered Pinto Abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) Stock Restoration in the Southern Salish Sea From a Genomic Perspective
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Why it wasn't enough to just leave the pinto abalone alone
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Delicious and now endangered: Can the pinto abalone make a comeback?
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Pinto Abalone Recovery - Puget Sound Restoration Fund
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How science is saving Pinto abalone — SeaDoc Society
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Delicious and now endangered: Can the pinto abalone make a comeback?
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Pinto Abalone Recovery - Puget Sound Restoration Fund