Seven people from Santa Clara County were arrested Thursday in connection with an alleged poaching ring that authorities said was responsible for illegally harvesting as many as 700 abalone off the ...

A late-night vehicle search in Windsor led police to a trove of illicit finds: nearly three dozen illegally harvested abalone — large marine snails prized as a delicacy and protected due to their ...

Just outside the town of Mendocino in the middle of Van Damme Beach, a weathered placard educates bystanders about the region's red abalone, a once prolific seasnail whose mild taste and iridescent ...