Impacts Nostalgic for California abalone? Why they disappeared, and how 1 project aims to bring them back Abalone has a storied history in California. Seven different species thrived in the waters off the state's beaches.
Causes www.mercurynews.com California oil and gas firms had nearly 400 violations in 3 years Oil and gas companies drilling in state waters off Southern California violated regulations nearly 400 times in the past three years, according to a report released Wednesday by the Center for Biological Diversity.