HABITAT: White abalone are found in open rock or boulder habitat interspersed with sand channels off the coast of California. This species is most abundant at depths between 80 and 100 feet, making it ...

FEEDING: Adult black abalone prefer to feed on algae, such as giant and feather-boa kelps. An abalone eats by partially raising itself off of its rock to trap pieces of drifting algae under its foot.