In California, if the abalone caught is more than 22 cm. People call it medal-level red abalone. If an abalone is more than 25 cm, people call it an animal-grade red abalone. Such a big abalone belongs to the best of abalone. It takes more than a dozen people to finish such a big abalone. You can imagine how big it is! It's different from the abalone we usually see!
Also, when we go to eat seafood, the waiter always asks: How many abalone do you want? He doesn't mean how many abalones are the same color, but how big they are. But in our daily life, we seldom see a very big abalone, usually only one abalone. Abalone is very common in the market. They are all farmed. In fact, it doesn't mean that the more abalone there are, the better it tastes. The cooking method is ready, and the small abalone is delicious!
Otawa, the abalone we can buy, is about the size of our palms, but compared with the largest abalone in the world, this kind of abalone is really too small. The largest abalone in the world, its appearance is very big, and the meat inside is very tight and elastic. The world's largest red abalone in California, about 15 people can't finish it!
Later, due to a large number of people fishing for California red abalone, the number of this abalone also dropped significantly. Even if abalone grows fast, it can't stop us from eating fast. So America has laws. There are strict regulations on the quantity and size of abalone fishing, especially the small abalone can't be caught, and it must be released after fishing!