2019 Abalone Regulatory Proceedings

https://m.sfgate.com/food/article/No-abalone-diving-allowed-in-California-until-2021-13460882.php?t=312a44b77d
Already having missed a whole season in 2018, abalone divers won’t be able to resume their sport for at least two more years.

According to the SF Chronicle:


On Wednesday, the California Fish and Game Commission decided to keep the state recreational abalone fishery closed through April 2021 in order to give the shellfish population a chance to bounce back. During a meeting in Oceanside (San Diego County), the commission based its decision on low density surveys — a tool used by biologists to measure the health of the abalone population — from key sites along the North Coast.