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Abalones are mollusks that are closely related to limpets, but bigger than limpets. An abalone has a single shell that covers its body and has many holes called apertures. The holes help circulate water over the gills.
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library.thinkquest.org/J001418/abalone.html
library.thinkquest.org/J001418/abalone.html
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Throughout their life cycle abalone must contend with a variety of predators. Eggs and larvae are eaten by filter feeding animals. Settled juveniles are eaten by crabs, whelks, lobsters, octopus, starfish, fish and predatory snails.
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www.vada.com.au/Anatomy.html
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Generalized life cycle of the northern abalone: Male and female abalone spawn in April to August. Spawning may not occur every year. Mass fertilization occurs in the water column. Fertilized eggs hatch within one day into free-swimming larvae which remain in the plankton for 2-11 days before settling.
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www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/ops/fm/shellfish/abalone/biology_...
www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/ops/fm/shellfish/abalone/biology_abalone_e.htm
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Although planktonic abalone are dispersed to float freely in the water column during the earliest part of their life, abalone are generally distributed locally and are most likely to be concentrated in areas where current flow causes drift seaweed to accumulate. ... lunar cycle, as well as the presence of abalone gametes.
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www.ezotomi.com/life_cycle.html
www.ezotomi.com/life_cycle.html
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Seafood Watch® Farmed Abalone Report March 26, 2003; 4; Biological Characteristics/ Life History: Abalone are broadcast spawners, releasing their gametes into the water column for fertilization (Leighton 2000). Most temperate species have an annual reproductive cycle;
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www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/cr_seafoodwatch/content/...
www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/cr_seafoodwatch/content/media/MBA_SeafoodWatch_AbaloneFarmedReport.pdf
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describe the feeding, reproduction and life cycle of the abalone; describe the factors that impact on the growth of an abalone; and describe abnormal features and/or behaviours that could indicate potential abalone health issues.
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www.nzqa.govt.nz/nqfdocs/units/pdf/17253.pdf
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The first commercial Abalone Farm & Restaurant in Thailand ... Abalone Life Cycle; Abalone is in gastropoda class that prefers to live in deep sea. Commonly found attached to the rocks where there are plenty of algae, which is their main food. The most preferable are Gracilaria sp. , Acantophora sp. and Ulva sp.;
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www.phuketabalone.com/abalone.html
www.phuketabalone.com/abalone.html
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We welcome you to our Abalone farm and restaurant right on the sea. Our restaurant serves a wonderful assortment of specially prepared fresh seafood dishes, and we also have a tasty selection of Japanese and Chinese dishes, and of course abalone prepared like nowhere else. ... Abalone life cycle in demonstration pond.
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phuketdir.com/pktabalone/index.htm
phuketdir.com/pktabalone/index.htm
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They feed extensively on marine invertebrates like sea urchins, bivalves, mussels, clams, abalone, ... Life Cycle Of Sea Otters:; Sea otter males mate with multiple female partners. The bonding between a pair, while the female is in estrus, is temporary. Sea otters mate in water and the males are known to be quite rough on...
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www.buzzle.com/articles/life-cycle-and-habitat-of-sea-o...
www.buzzle.com/articles/life-cycle-and-habitat-of-sea-otters.html
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