Black abalone research photos
(Copies for non-commercial use available
upon request)
Black abalone "carpet" the rocks on Santa Cruz Island, Dec. 1986
Sequence of three photos documenting the decline, 1986-1999 at one of my study areas on Santa Cruz Island
1986: pre-mortality
1988: peak-mortality
1999: none left!
"Withered" abalone dead from disease and climate change
Conducting abalone research in 2001
