| occurence | introduced | ||
| importance | Ref. | ||
| aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| regulations | Ref. | ||
| freshwater | No | ||
| brackish | No | ||
| saltwater | Yes | ||
| live export | |||
| bait | No | ||
| game/sport | No | ||
| abundance | Ref. | ||
| comments | How the red abalone occurred in British Columbia is unknown. Factors that may influence its geographic distribution include climate change or aquaculture activities. Continuing quantitative surveys throughout B.C. have not found red abalone, indicating the species is probably rare (Ref. 114537). Several beached shells have been reported along the British Columbian coast since its initial finding (Ref. 126189). O: Ref. 114537. | ||
| C = country distribution; M = map distribution; O = occurrence data; R = regional distribution | |||
| States/Provinces | British Columbia (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
| National Checklist | |||
| country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html | ||