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THIS IS SOMETHING I THOUGHT MIGHT INTEREST A FEW PEOPLE THAT ARE ABALONE FREAKS OR JUST INTERESTED IN ABALONE. JOHN LIVES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IS A LOCAL CELEBRITY. THE SHELL ITSELF WEIGHED OVER 5 POUNDS. JOHN USED TO DIVE FOR SHELLS AND I KNOW A GOOD FREIND OF HIS THAT HAS QUITE A FEW 10 INCH SHELLS. ANY SHELL 10" AND OVER IS A TROPHY AND SOUGHT AFTER COLLECTORS ITEM. THIS MANS NAME I WONT MENTION BUT HE HAS AN ABALONE SHELL COLLECTION THAT IS MOST LIKELY BETTER THAN ANY MUSEUMS AND I WILL BE PUTTING UP PICTURES SOON. IT IS ENTIRELY ENCASED IN LARGE GLASS DISPLAY CASES AND I BELIEVE HE HAS AT LEAST ONE SAMPLE OF ALL 68 SPECIES OF ABALONE KNOWN TO EXIST IN THE WORLD. NOT ONLY DOES THE RED ABALONE OF JOHNS HOLDS THE WORLDS RECORD BUT THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RED HAS THE TOP 10 LARGEST ABALONE SHELLS ON RECORD
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