The Iridescence | iridescent inside surface of a red abalone shell from Northern California.

The shell of abalone are convex, rounded to oval shape, and may be highly arched or very flattened.

The shell of the abalone is exceptionally strong and is made of microscopic calcium carbonate tiles stacked like bricks.

When the abalone shell is struck, the tiles slide instead of shattering and the protein stretches to absorb the energy of the blow.

The dust created through the grinding and cutting of abalone shell is dangerous ; appropriate safeguards must be taken to protect people from inhaling these particles.

An N95-rated dust respirator, a ventilation system, and wet grinding are requirements to working abalone shell safely.

Divers measure each abalone before removing from the reef and each and every piece is re-measured by the deckhand as well as removing excess weed growth from the shell.

Transportation of abalone may only legally occur while the abalone is still attached in the shell.

Sale of sport-obtained abalone is illegal, including the shell.

The highly iridescent inner nacre layer of the shell of abalone has traditionally been used as a decorative item, in jewelry, buttons, and as inlay in furniture and in musical instruments such as guitars, etc.

The inner shell of the abalone is an iridescent swirl of intense colours, ranging from deep cobalt blue and peacock green to purples, creams and pinks.

These species include the bailer shell Melo, the giant clam Tridacna, various scallop species, Pen shells Pinna, and the Haliotis iris species of abalone.

Materials such as mother of pearl or abalone shell are often used on the slide which covers the mortise, as well as in round decorative " eyes " on the side surfaces.

In addition to marble aggregate blends, other aggregates have been used such as mother of pearl and abalone shell.

Both wore ornamentation of necklaces, shell beads and abalone pendants, and bone wood earrings with shells and beads.

*" Man in the Moon " bolo tie by Haida artist Donnie Edenshaw, 2003, in wood, argillite, abalone shell, shell, and leather, in " Totems to Turquoise: Native North American Jewelry Arts of the Northwest and Southwest ", American Museum of Natural History exhibit, 2004 – 2005

Many pyro-engravings are inlaid with copper or abalone shell.

* Paua — the polished shell of the native paua ( abalone ) shellfish, turned into jewellery and souvenirs or ashtrays.

This species is relatively small compared with most of the other abalone species from the eastern Pacific, and it has a relatively smooth dark shell.

Ama, or traditional women divers, gather abalone, turban shell ( sazae ), and spiny lobster, all important parts of the traditional Japanese diet.

The shell of the abalone is a good example of this kind of shell.

Each abalone species has a typical number of holes in the selenizone which remain open.

However, the availability of commercially farmed abalone has allowed more common consumption of this once rare delicacy.

Scuba diving for abalone is allowed, and has a rich history in Australia.

Victoria has had an active abalone fishery since the late 1950s.

There has been a trade in diving to catch abalone off parts of the United States coast from before 1939.

# Oily / oil fried gluten (, yóu miàn jīn ): Raw gluten that has been torn into small bits, then deep fried into small puffy balls of around 3 – 5 cm in diameter and sold as " imitation abalone ".

Fishing has continued to be the lifeblood of the town with substantial quantities of crayfish, abalone, scallops and trevally.

It has 3-on-a-side tuners and mother of pearl inlays with an abalone " V " at the 12th fret.

California farm raised abalone has been selected by the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Sea Watch program as an excellent choice for environmentally conscious seafood consumers.

It is argued that the catch up in prosperity among populations from coastal regions of China, particularly the nouveau riche ( derogatory Chinese: dàkuǎn 大款 ) and corrupted officials ( derogatory Chinese: dàyé 大爺 ), has driven up the demand of many delicacies such as abalone and grouper, and many celebratory dishes have become outrageously expensive that they are beyond the reach of even many upper-middle class Hong Kong families.

Languedoc has a preference for European hardwoods of the types used for building cellos, specializing in inlay work in mother-of-pearl and abalone.

This model has 24 frets but what is unique to this particular model is that it has a string through body, ' shark eye ' fretboard inlay, an abalone Jackson logo on the headstock, the headstock itself is an SLS type rather than the traditional concorde Jackson headstock and has Sperzel locking tuners.

He brought in oyster seeds from Japan and started to cultivate Pacific oysters, an industry which has blossomed and now includes clams, mussels, scallops, and abalone.

They followed local food sources seasonally, living near the coast in winter to harvest rich stocks of mussels, abalone and other sea life, and moving inland at other times to harvest oak acorns.

They followed local food sources seasonally, living near the coast in winter, where they harvested rich stocks of mussels, abalone and other sea life.

Rock lobster ( known locally as crayfish ), scalefish, scallops and abalone are taken near the island by both commercial and recreational fishermen, and mussels are farmed in Mercury Passage.

It relocated the abalone to an area near Port McNeill donated by Orca Sand and Gravel.

The majority of abalone species are found in cold waters, off the Southern Hemisphere coasts of New Zealand, South Africa and Australia, and Western North America and Japan in the Northern Hemisphere.

Polydorid polychaetes are known as pests of abalone.

The meat ( foot muscle ) of abalone is used for food, and the shells of abalone are used as decorative items and as a source of mother of pearl for jewelry and other decorative items.

The principal abalone farming regions are China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea.

In Chinese speaking regions, abalone are commonly known as bao yu, and sometimes forms part of a Chinese banquet.

In Japan, live and raw abalone are used in awabi sushi, or served steamed, salted, boiled, chopped, or simmered in soy sauce.

Salted, fermented abalone entrails are the main component of tottsuru, a local dish from Honshū.

Bags of abalone prized from the rocks are brought to the surface by the diver or by way of " shot line ", where the deckhand drops a weighted rope for the catch bag to be connected then retrieved.

Only red abalone may be taken ; black, white, pink, and flat abalone are protected by law.

In South Africa all persons harvesting this animal need permits that are issued on a yearly basis, and no abalone may be harvested using scuba gear.

Unlike the Oriental Natural, the Akoya pearl, and the South Sea and Tahitian cultured pearls, abalone pearls are not primarily judged by their roundness.

The shells of abalone are occasionally used in New Age smudging ceremonies to catch falling ash.

The typical dishes on local menu are braised abalone, braised trepang, sweet and sour carp, Jiuzhuan Dachang and Dezhou Chicken.

Hot foods consumed are believed to restore ki, as well as sexual and physical stamina lost in the summer heat Commonly eaten boyangshik include: ginseng, chicken, dog, abalone, eel, carp, bone marrow, pig kidneys and black goat.

Expensive dishes such as shark fin, abalone, lobster, jumbo shrimp, squab, sea bass, or sea cucumber are common on a wedding banquet menu.

lobster, prawn, tuna, salmon and abalone are the main ocean species harvested commercially, while aquaculture produces more than 60 species for consumption including edible oysters, salmonoids, southern bluefin tuna, mussel, prawn, barramundi, yellowtail kingfish, and freshwater finifish

Lobster, prawns, tuna, salmon and abalone are the main ocean species harvested commercially, while aquaculture produces more than 60 species for consumption, including oysters, salmonoids, southern bluefin tuna, mussels, prawns, barramundi, yellowtail kingfish, and freshwater finifish.

The marine shelled species of gastropod include edible species such as abalone, conches, periwinkles, whelks, and numerous other sea snails that produce seashells which are coiled in the adult stage, even though in some cases the coiling may not be very visible, for example in cowries.

In the West, surimi products usually are imitation seafood products, such as crab, abalone, shrimp, calamari, and scallop.