The abalone shell is lined with mother-of-pearl. From LearnThat.org.
So we set up camp on the beach which was nearly covered in abalone shells. From Wordnik.com. [The First Time You Saw Mexico....] Reference
(Italy) and abulón, the Spanish source of our word abalone -- began 30 years ago in La Jolla. From Wordnik.com. [A New Shell Game] Reference
(Italy) and abulón, the Spanish source of our word abalone -- began 30 years ago in California. From Wordnik.com. [Abalone delicious] Reference
Raymond Chin Pang Shue was identified as the abalone diver who died in an incident that began at about 8: 30 a.m. From Wordnik.com. [KPIX: Top Stories Videos]
The total annual allowable catch of perlemoen, also known as abalone, has dropped rapidly over the years to the current 100 tons. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
R67-million - to natural resources, such as abalone smuggling or over-fishing. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
OR canned Chinese gluten "abalone", or other seafood sub such as Worthington "Skallops". From Wordnik.com. [LEGENDARY NOODLE HOUSE IN VANCOUVER] Reference
Unfortunately statistics for gangs involved in other forms of crime, such as abalone theft are very sketchy. From Wordnik.com. [Speech by Annelizé Van Wyk during the debate on the Safety & Security budget vote] Reference
I start with cold, marinated abalone which is nice enough if you like abalone. From Wordnik.com. [Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Views'] Reference
(Note: prized for its size and rarity, this kind of abalone fetches thousands of dollars a pound). From Wordnik.com. [blogTO] Reference
They also have as the chef in charge of the abalone dishes. From Wordnik.com. [Bohemian San Francisco Its restaurants and their most famous recipes—The elegant art of dining.] Reference
Endangered in the wild, farmed abalone proves to be delicious. From Wordnik.com. [A New Shell Game] Reference
There are also beautiful fossils and corals and abalone shells. From Wordnik.com. [Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California] Reference
abalone, one of about 15 abalone farms operating in that state. From Wordnik.com. [Abalone delicious] Reference
Those with the exception, the abalone, we are eating the filters. From Wordnik.com. [Trey Borzillieri: Seafood Crisis: A vital conversation with Jean-Michel Cousteau.] Reference
But there is another aspect to the abalone experience: the texture. From Wordnik.com. [Abalone delicious] Reference
The abalone shell's strength comes from the way the calcium is arranged. From Wordnik.com. [Nature At The Patent Office] Reference
The clothes dryer rattled with its cache of nickels, abalone, and buttons. From Wordnik.com. [Lalla, Chuckachucka] Reference
I watched as four men suited up, dove in the ocean, and brought back abalone. From Wordnik.com. [scorpi07 Diary Entry] Reference
More than twenty species, including abalone, crayfish and prawns are at risk. From Wordnik.com. [Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, South Africa] Reference
Of special concern is the large-scale abalone poaching in the south-western Cape. From Wordnik.com. [Discussion Documents for Commissions] Reference
After some catastrophic failures, they now lead the world in abalone aquaculture. From Wordnik.com. [Abalone delicious] Reference
Now, imagine us making our bones or our teeth, or imagine an abalone making a shell. From Wordnik.com. [The Man of the Hour] Reference
Its not to be mistaken with abalone which comes from the shell of living sea snails. From Wordnik.com. [dailycomic Diary Entry] Reference
Thomas Keller has served abalone scaloppine style at the French Laundry in California. From Wordnik.com. [Abalone delicious] Reference
Immature sea urchins and abalone prefer crevices, and for these species a layer of rocks. From Wordnik.com. [3 Artificial Reefs and Fish Aggregating Devices] Reference
Shrimp, crab, clam and abalone have high commercial value (see Our Living Oceans, 1999). From Wordnik.com. [California Current large marine ecosystem] Reference
Trademark dishes include broiled sea bream, rice porridge with abalone, and hairtail fish soup. From Wordnik.com. [Sun And Seafood On Jeju Island] Reference
It then is cooked in a rich chicken broth with salted ham, mushrooms, dried scallops and abalone. From Wordnik.com. [Shark Fin Soup: Hong Kong Grassroots Movement Boycotts Controversial Dish] Reference
Today, abalone are farmed from Taiwan to coastal France to the cold waters off the coast of California. From Wordnik.com. [Abalone delicious] Reference
Koi Palace in California sells abalone from all over the world, including the Middle East and South Africa. From Wordnik.com. [Abalone delicious] Reference
South Africa has several species of sea turtles, porpoises, jackass penguins, great white sharks, and abalone. From Wordnik.com. [Agulhas Current large marine ecosystem] Reference
The fossilization makes the ammolite more glitteringly, radiantly beautiful than any piece of abalone would ever be. From Wordnik.com. [dailycomic Diary Entry] Reference
Ruha followed Silavia down the path, past several intersections to a slender tower faced with gleaming abalone shell. From Wordnik.com. [The Veiled Dragon]
She turned and began removing things from the cupboard — an abalone shell, a bundle of leaves, and a feathered fan. From Wordnik.com. [The Trouble with Witches]
High prices obtainable for abalone in eastern Asia have exacerbated the pressure on this species and increased poaching. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Africa and coastal and marine environments] Reference
Each Pietra Firma LuxTouch handcrafted tile is inlaid with 95 brilliant cut diamonds, mother of pearl, abalone and black onyx. From Wordnik.com. [The Maximalist] Reference
Forty-one-year-old Eric Nerhus was offshore this morning, diving for abalone in waves, when he swam head on into a Great White. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 23, 2007] Reference
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