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

There are exquisite medallions and hair ornaments made from iridescent abalone shells and strings of Chumash currency — tiny, doughnut-shaped beads created from carefully cut olivella shells.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025

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

For decades it has been illegal to fish for, catch, or keep any species of abalone in California — except for some permitted harvesting of red abalone north of San Francisco during designated periods.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

He swam to the door and ran his fingers along the abalone.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan