Abalone seafood items

Ocean Wise’s recommendations are based on 4 criteria. An Ocean Wise recommended species is:

  1. Abundant and resilient to fishing pressures
  2. Well managed with a comprehensive management plan based on current research
  3. Harvested in a method that ensures limited bycatch on non-target and endangered species
  4. Harvested in ways that limit damage to marine or aquatic habitats and negative interactions with other species.

To learn more please refer to our Ocean Wise Recommendation Policy.

Abalone
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Abalone Haliotis spp. Farmed Closed system Worldwide
Ocean Wise Black abalone Haliotis cracherodii Farmed Closed system US
Ocean Wise Disk abalone Haliotis discus hannai Farmed Closed system Hawaii
Ocean Wise Green abalone Haliotis fulgens Farmed Closed system US
Ocean Wise Northern/pinto abalone Haliotis kamtschatkana Farmed Closed system US
Ocean Wise NZ blue abalone, black-footed paua Haliotis iris Farmed Closed system New Zealand
Ocean Wise Pink abalone Haliotis corrugata Farmed Closed system, Off-bottom culture US
Not Recommended Abalone Haliotis spp. Farmed Open net pen China, Japan
Not Recommended Northern/pinto abalone Haliotis kamtschatkana Wild Various Canada
Not Recommended Various species Haliotis spp. Wild Various Canada, US