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Northern Abalone
Haliotis kamtschatkana
In-depth Information Regarding this Species
Alternate Common Names
Pinto Abalone (O'Clair and O'Clair 1998)
U.S. Range in the Pacific Ocean
Alaska to Point Conception, California (O'Clair and O'Clair 1998)
Habitat
N/A
Substrate
N/A
Depth range (meters)
Intertidal to 15 (O'Clair and O'Clair 1998)
Behavior
N/A
General Temperature Range (°C)
N/A
General Salinity Range (ppt)
N/A
Maximum Overall Recorded Size (cm)
N/A
Maximum Recorded Size for Males (cm)
N/A
Maximum Recorded Size for Females (cm)
N/A
Average Maximum Overall Length (cm)
17 (O'Clair and O'Clair 1998)
Average Maximum Overall Length for Males (cm)
N/A
Average Maximum Overall Length for Females (cm)
N/A
Average Maximum weight (kg)
N/A
Average Maximum weight for Males (cm)
N/A
Average Maximum weight for Females (cm)
N/A
Length When Harvested (cm)
N/A
Weight When Harvested (kg)
N/A
Overall Length to Age Ratio (cm/age in years)
N/A
Male Length to Age Ratio (cm/age in years)
N/A
Female Length to Age Ratio (cm/age in years)
N/A
Overall Maximum Age (years)
N/A
Maximum Age for Males (years)
N/A
Maximum Age for Females (years)
N/A
Age when Harvested (years)
N/A
Overall Growth Rate
N/A
Male Growth Rate
N/A
Female Growth Rate
N/A
Overall Age at Maturity (years)
N/A
Male Age at Maturity (years)
N/A
Female Age at Maturity (years)
N/A
Overall Length at Maturity (cm)
N/A
Male Length at Maturity (cm)
N/A
Female Length at Maturity (cm)
N/A
Maturity/Temperature Relationship
N/A
Type of Reproduction
N/A
Fecundity
2,300,000 (O'Clair and O'Clair 1998)
Spawning Habitat
N/A
Spawning Behavior
N/A
Time of Year of Spawning
Spring–Summer (O'Clair and O'Clair 1998)
Number of Spawns per season
N/A
Spawning/Temperature Relationship (°C)
N/A
Spawning/Salinity Relationship
N/A
Description of Eggs
N/A
Habitat where Eggs are found
N/A
Days to Hatch
N/A
Time of Year when Eggs Hatch
N/A
Temperature for Egg Survival (°C)
N/A
Salinity for Egg Survival (ppt)
N/A
Predators on Eggs
N/A
Habitat where Larvae are found
N/A
Days in Larval Stage
N/A
Temperature for Larval Survival (°C)
N/A
Salinity for Larval Survival (ppt)
N/A
Larval Food Preference
N/A
Habitat where Juveniles are found
N/A
Length when Juvenile Settles out (cm)
N/A
Temperature for Juvenile Survival (°C)
N/A
Salinity for Juvenile Survival (ppt)
N/A
Where and When Juvenile Feeds
N/A
Juvenile Food Preference
N/A
Habitat where Adults are found (depth in meters)
N/A
Temperature for Adult Survival (°C)
N/A
Salinity for Adult Survival (ppt)
N/A
Adult Feeding Type
N/A
Adult Food Preference
Herbivorous
Algae (especially bull kelp), Diatoms (O'Clair and O'Clair 1998)
Food Eaten in Laboratory Setting
N/A
Amount of Food Eaten in Laboratory Setting
N/A
Additional Laboratory Findings
N/A
Environmental Considerations
N/A
Commercial Fishery
N/A
Market
N/A
Sold Fresh or Frozen
N/A
Style Species is Sold
N/A
Additional Use of the Species
N/A
Shelf-life in Fresh State (days at 40°F)
N/A
Shelf-life in Frozen State (months at 0°F)
N/A
Shelf-life Canned (months)
N/A
Weight sold in Oregon (kg)
N/A
Ornamental Market
N/A
Parasites or Disease
N/A
Additional Remarks
Prevents predation by quickly twisting shell
Can move at 15 shell lengths per minute (O'Clair and O'Clair 1998)
Location where Species has been Researched/Farmed
N/A
Appropriate Aquaculture Systems
N/A
Recent Wild Harvest Data for Oregon
Data from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
(Pounds)
( U.S. Dollars)