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The State is Seeking Your Input on the Pinto Abalone Recovery Plan

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking public comment on a draft recovery plan for pinto abalone, a large species of sea snail that was listed as endangered in Washington in 2019. WDFW prepares recovery plans to guide conservation and recovery efforts of protected species in the state.

Photos from the Field: Outplanting Endangered Pinto Abalone

Photos from the Field: Outplanting Endangered Pinto Abalone

A major hurdle in saving endangered Pinto abalone is the lack of an efficient, cost-effective way to detect where they live and thrive throughout the Salish Sea, which brings us to an exciting project being led by Dr. James Dimond of Western Washington University.