Tidepool Abalone

i hope they are bouncing back but the likely reason they're in the intertidal zones vs epipelagic zones as a whole is that the kelp has receded into the shallows so much that the abalones starve anywhere else..  that what the scientists in bragg are saying atleast..

I agree, not really a good sign to find them in shallow tide pools. Some are exposed out of the water at low tide, and I move them to deeper water (if they pry off with my fingers). Some places the urchin are so thick i don't see a good spot for them. I've also found a couple that are extremely starved showing the withering syndrome. I think they have a tough struggle ahead, so I feed them any chance I get, not sure if they will bounce back, but I help how I can.