Mel Huse went diving with his friend, Jack Likins, recently and look what he found - a ten+ inch abalone!
That is one happy abalone diver! Thanks to Jack for allowing me to share his photo of Mel with you here.
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Several big Abalones have been found.
Jack Likins and Roger Rude went diving three days in a row recently. Conditions have been quite good. Roger scored two ten-inch abalones and speared a 36 inch Ling Cod, and Jack found the biggest abalone of all.
Jack's abalone is 10 7/16 inches. I like how he's posed with Naked Ladies, a non-native flower that we love.
Jack reported on the health of abalones and the kelp situation:
"The great news is that there are still plenty of large Abalones out there, even though we haven’t had much kelp due to the warm water. Kelp is abalones’ main food source.
“The bad news is that there is a purple Sea Urchin explosion. They are all over everything, including the abalones. According to CDFW there are 60 times more urchins this year than normal. Urchins compete with abalones for food. Only time will tell what affect this will have on the ocean environment and the abalones."
Thanks to Jack for this information and thanks to Roger for allowing me to share his photo of Jack.
Local diver gets a 10 9/16 inch Abalone on Father’s Day.
Jack Likins went diving off The Sea Ranch on Father's Day, last Sunday. The visibility was good and he had a most successful dive. Jack found a big one, a trophy Abalone. It measured 10 and 9/16 inches.
That's the perfect Father's Day gift for an experienced diver like Jack. Thayer Walker, Jr. took the photo and I thank him for allowing me to share it with you here.
To learn much more about abalone, here is Eric Anderson' excellent website: http://www.abaloneten.com/
A big Abalone was found by Louie Ozenne
Any Abalone ten inches or more is considered a trophy abalone. Here is what one looks like.
Paul Weston took this photo of one happy hunter of red treasure. Paul wrote, “[Here is a photo] I took of Louie Ozenne with a 10 1/4 inch Abalone taken on the outside of Schooner Gulch. The depth was between 25 and 30 feet. Louie was thrilled; his normal passive personality actually changed to one of an extrovert. Congratulations, Louie!”
Thanks to Paul for allowing me to share his photo and congratulations to Louie on his feat!
A big abalone was found by Jack Likins and he got to use his 11 inch gauge for only the second time.
Ten-inch abalones aren't uncommon for Jack Likins. Usually he ONLY takes an abalone that is ten inches or more. So you know he is a incredible diver. Most divers' dream is to find a ten incher. Recently Jack was diving off the northern Sonoma Coast with his friend and fellow diver, Roger Rude. Look what he found.
Jack's abalone measured 11 1/16 inches. He photographed the heavy shell, which shows the 11 inch gauge. That gauge doesn't get used often, that's for sure. Jack said, "I'm stoked!"
Thanks to Jack and Roger for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
To see a photo of Jack with a limit of three ten-inch abalones, here's the link: http://www.mendonomasightings.com/2013/05/21/why-abalone-divers-die-in-their-hunt-for-red-treasure/. Also found on this link is Jack's important article about why abalone divers die in their hunt for red treasure.