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Inside the effort to save the abalone — a delicious but endangered sea creature : NPR

Behind a black door and a sign that reads "Authorized Personnel Only" is a project that aims to bring the white abalone back from the brink of extinction.

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Scientists Use 'Love Potion' to Help Endangered White Abalone Snail Reproduce


May 10, 2021 04:00 AM EDT
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Kristin Aquilino of the University of California, Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory, is the lead scientist for the White Abalone Captive Breeding Program.
"White abalone cannot come back without our assistance," she says.
The animals, which were once abundant in Southern California and Mexico's coastal waters, have been on the US federal endangered species list since 2001. Overfishing, poor reproduction rates, and disease have both harmed the population.
Aquilino's team increased their numbers after about ten years, during which no white abalone was made, by creating a special mixture.
Love Potion
The scientists soak the snails in a "chemical love potion" for hours during the day-long procedure. A potion is a substance or substance with a unique or enigmatic influence on something.

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WATCH: How scientists are using a 'romantic solution' to save endangered white abalone


WATCH: How scientists are using a 'romantic solution' to save endangered white abalone
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Nathan Frandino
White abalone - whose flesh is a delicacy and polished shell is prized as mother of pearl - are threatened with extinction. But scientists are looking to turn the tide for these unique sea snails by playing Cupid.
"White abalone are on the brink of extinction. They cannot come back without our help," said Kristin Aquilino, lead scientist for the White Abalone Captive Breeding Program, based at the University of California, Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory.
The mollusk, once common in the coastal waters of Southern California and Mexico, has been on the US federal endangered list since 2001, its population depleted by overfishing, low reproduction rates and disease.

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Scientists use 'Romantic Solution' to Help Endangered Species


Scientists use ‘Romantic Solution’ to Help Endangered Species
May 09, 2021
A white abalone sea snail is examined prior to a spawning event at the University of California's Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory in Bodega Bay, California, U.S. March 18, 2021. (REUTERS/Nathan Frandino)
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White abalone are at risk of dying out. But scientists in California have developed a special way to help the sea
snail population reproduce.
Kristin Aquilino is lead scientist for the White Abalone Captive Breeding Program, based at the University of California, Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory.
White abalone, in her words, “cannot come back without our help."

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They hope the cunning and strategy they learn on the chess board will help them make the leap out of their homes in the slum. How scientists are using a 'romantic solution' to save endangered white abalone White abalone - whose flesh is a delicacy and polished shell is prized as mother of pearl - are threatened with extinction.Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 07-05-2021 02:37 IST | Created: 07-05-2021 02:30 IST
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Scientists are using a 'romantic solution' to save endangered white abalone. Here's how

White abalone has been on the US federal endangered list since 2001. After about a decade during which no white abalone were spawned, a group of scientists managed to increase their numbers by stirring up a little love potion.

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They hope the cunning and strategy they learn on the chess board will help them make the leap out of their homes in the slum. How scientists are using a 'romantic solution' to save endangered white abalone White abalone - whose flesh is a delicacy and polished shell is prized as mother of pearl - are threatened with extinction.
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(Reuters) – White abalone – whose flesh is a delicacy and polished shell is prized as mother of pearl – are threatened with extinction. But scientists are looking to turn the tide for these unique sea snails by playing Cupid.
“White abalone are on the brink of extinction. They cannot come back without our help,” said Kristin Aquilino, lead scientist for the White Abalone Captive Breeding Program, based at the University of California, Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory.
The mollusk, once common in the coastal waters of Southern California and Mexico, has been on the U.S. federal endangered list since 2001, its population depleted by overfishing, low reproduction rates and disease.

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How scientists are using a 'romantic solution' to save endangered white abalone


How scientists are using a 'romantic solution' to save endangered white abalone
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By Nathan Frandino
(Reuters) - White abalone - whose flesh is a delicacy and polished shell is prized as mother of pearl - are threatened with extinction. But scientists are looking to turn the tide for these unique sea snails by playing Cupid.
    "White abalone are on the brink of extinction. They cannot come back without our help," said Kristin Aquilino, lead scientist for the White Abalone Captive Breeding Program, based at the University of California, Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory.

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