Bodega Bay abalone breeding imperiled by federal cuts

Bodega Bay abalone breeding imperiled by federal cuts

By Amie Windsor When Alyssa Frederick and her team at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory went to spawn white abalone earlier this year, it was almost as if the sea mollusk knew something was looming on the horizon. “Usually we put them into the bucket of chemicals and I tell the team, ‘Go take a break, grab a slice of pizza or a cup of tea,’” said Frederick, director of the lab. “And I kid you not, within two minutes, the person watching them…