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Boring looking bag of water... with a quarter million eggs...
Growth stages chart
The eggs hatch in these trays
The healthy larvae swim through hoses to these buckets
After about a week, they're transfered to these trays for about a year
Then into these larger tanks until they're ready for release
About 2 years old
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3 years old
4 years old
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Grabbing one with a spatula for show and tell :)
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Abalone gonads... males are whitish and females grey-green
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Broodstock, 10 years old
Broodstock, 3 years old
Black Abalone
Rockfish
This one's eye bulge is the result of decompression syndrome