California approved $5 million toward buying 357 coastal acres once home to America's largest abalone farm; the $18 million tribal acquisition could revive aquaculture and restore habitat

California approved $5 million toward buying 357 coastal acres once home to America's largest abalone farm; the $18 million tribal acquisition could revive aquaculture and restore habitat

California has approved $5 million towards the purchase of 357 coastal acres in Cayucos that once housed the largest abalone farm in the US. The yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe is raising $18 million to buy the property, restore native habitats, revive aquaculture and support research into endangered white and black abalone.