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White abalone recovery is dependent on captive breeding to restock wild populations, but researchers face the threat of disease outbreaks and changing ocean conditions under climate change.
Extension specialist Kristin Aquilino and researchers at the Bodega Marine Lab are tackling the challenges of breeding the endangered white abalone in captivity.
“This is a really exciting time in the program, because we are outplanting animals once every few months. And as we grow, we hope that soon we might be able to have some self-sustaining populations in the ocean,” says Aquilino.
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