Notice the polychaete worms emerging from the holdfast of the bull kelp (there's one to the lower right of the picture, on the tailgate.
Supposedly, some divers don't bother with game bags. They stick the abalone onto their wetsuits. I would not recommend this if you are heavily weighted...
Supposedly, some divers don't bother with game bags. They stick the abalone onto their wetsuits. I would not recommend this if you are heavily weighted...
We have a tailgate-load of abalone after the first day. Hopefully there will be a second trip up before the season is over.
You're lucky that it was only a red rock crab that came after the scent of the wounded abalone and not a snarky sea otter like Mae!
What a neat trip and very natsukashi, reminding me of scaling the cliffs off of White's Point to dive for abs when I was a kid....all that sliding on scree, trying to carry stuff up and down. Thank you so much for my Birthday Present of tasty abs!
Yummy in garlic butter! Thanks for the score!
I got dibs on the pearl because i am your favorite sister in the world.