Abalone back on the menu in 2019?

OK I agree with some others that its not going to open anytime soon and I am dead set agent a "restricted number of cards being sold"
Funk that, I think that stinks you know who will get these "Sea Ranch owners". No open it for 3 abs a yr for everyone or keep it closed. Wait till it come back healthy.

Looks like they are doing a survey.  Maybe gauging how much this will affect the local economy. 

Not sure this will change anything but definitely interested to see how the info is spun. 

https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Marine/Invertebrates/Abalone/Survey

Looks like they are doing a survey.  Maybe gauging how much this will affect the local economy. 

Not sure this will change anything but definitely interested to see how the info is spun. 

https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Marine/Invertebrates/Abalone/Survey

Thanks for the link DG.

looks like abalone season will be re-open 2019. 3 per day 12 for year?

I guess you did not read Crash's post earlier in the thread:

That's not exactly what it says, but its definitely not what it means.  It basically just has the 2017 rules as a place holder which would become effective if there was no further action taken on abalone fishery before April 2019.

I'd bet a bazillion dollars and my left nut that there will be further action before April 2019.  It's safe to ignore what the booklet says.

Sorry to dash hopes, don't kill the messenger.

The department is moving for a two-year extension of the closure and there is this:
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=161270&inline