The Abalone (Haliotis asinina Linnaeus) is a type of mollusc. Inside of their shell there is an unforgettable rainbow, shimmer coloring. That is one of the reasons that they are constantly being hunted for their shimmery shell or being eaten. An Abalone’s diet consists of at first microalgae, then when adult kelp and other types of sea plants. Abalone has a limited number of predators, the main predator though is the sea otter, they only have to pull the abalone of the rock or wherever it is and scoop the guey mollusc out. They are only a saltwater animal, they can not survive in fresh water. Unfortunately, the abalone have been declining in population and there are not as many places where you can find them. However, one common place is the
