abalone

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Kim Namin, 29, runs a seasoned gim processing factory with a 30-year family history in Wando, an island in South Korea's southern waters known for abalone and seaweed production.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

On special is an abalone soup, an alien beast in his time, and not our cup of tea, but they say Hemingway took a shine.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

The California coast was once home to the greatest number of abalone species in the world — black, white, red, green, pink, flat and pinto.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

Due to the condition of the abalone recovered from the vehicle, police said they could not be returned to their natural habitat and had to be disposed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

He decided that a fortune could be made catching shrimp and abalone off the coast of Mexico, then bringing it back to dry and sell in southern California.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston