Fri, May 4, 2007 The California Report Magazine 2007-05-04 Abalone Hunting Claims Fifth Life This Year Listen to segment (RealMedia stream) California's red abalones are a culinary delicacy, and people come from far and wide to hunt for them along the state's rocky shores. But it's a dangerous sport, and abalone season claims an average of three lives every year. This year, however, five abalone hunters have drowned already. The fifth, a scuba diver, died last week. What's to blame for the spike in fatalities? Reporters: Colin Berry « back to week of May 4, 2007 Email this page to a friend *Your name:  *Your email address:  *Friend's email address:  Additional Message:  (optional)  * Indicates required field. Names and email addresses are not collected by KQED.org. For more information, please see our privacy policy.

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