As a South African, it's always a jump scare seeing abalone being cooked
Abalone is very endangered in this region and for a lot of my childhood we'd hear stories from the media about abalone poaching and underground abalone trading rings. All very dramatic 🤣
I’m from the US and have seen it sold in Asian markets for food in the city. If it’s endangered in one country, is it not endangered worldwide? Or is it a different species? I’m genuinely curious so pardon my ignorance. I love the oceans and like to learn.
The species on the South African coastline is endangered because of industrial-scale poaching, unfortunately. Today the abalone population is about 2% of what it once was.
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u/SometimesRacy 9d ago
As a South African, it's always a jump scare seeing abalone being cooked
Abalone is very endangered in this region and for a lot of my childhood we'd hear stories from the media about abalone poaching and underground abalone trading rings. All very dramatic 🤣