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The Art of Abalone Farming

Califonia Abolone Company is owned by an unlikely duo with no farming background-mechanical engineer Doug Hayes and his business partner Bowwah Lau, a part-time receptionist in her husband's dental office.

The mollusk with the prized tender meat and the beautiful, iridescent shell once was plentiful in the wild. But overfishing and an increase in the population of predators such as sea have made wild abalone scarce.

As a result, cultivation of abalone has grown into a booming industry worldwide. From 1989 to 1999 alone, world-wide production of farmed abalone increased more than 600 percent. There now are more than 1,000 abalone farms around the world.

Backbreaking work

Although Hayes used to dive for wild abalone years ago, he did so more for the recreation than for any enjoyment of the mollusk itself. He decided to start the farm because he wanted a side business where he could be his own boss.

The "farm" is just inside the outer breakwater-20 plastic cages guarded by a security system. Each cage is the size of a big . Inside are panels, much like the frames in a , to which the abalones cling. Starting with seedlings from a lab, Hayes now is growing about 25,000 abalones.

Once a week, Hayes motors out on a boat to cut a ton of kelp. He loads it on his truck, drives it back, then schleps it by boat again out to the abalones. It's backbreaking work.

Every Sunday year-round, unless the weather is harsh, he and Lau sell live abalone for $28 a pound (about two abalone) off Hayes's boat. Curious passersby wander over to ask questions or to reminisce about how decades ago they effortlessly local waters to gather abalone more than twice as big-for free.

Vocabulary Focus

iridescent (adj) ---showing many bright colors which change with movement

booming (adj) ---referring to a period of sudden economic growth, especially one that results in a lot of money being made

schlep (v) ---to talk about past experiences with pleasure

reminisce (v) ---to talk about past experiences with pleasure

Specialized terms

breakwater (n)---防波堤 a very large wall that is built from the coast out into the sea to protect a beach or harbor from big waves

seedling (n)---幼苗；秧苗 a young life form

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