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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajagypsy
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Wow!!!! A long frozen "Gypsy" is thawing out finally. We have missed your posts over winter.
Barry
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durrelllrobert
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What is the legal size in Baja and how many/day is each diver allowed to take?
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rts551
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| Quote: | Originally posted by larryC
I was in Gurerro Negro yesterday at the wholesale mariscos place and priced fresh abulon, $125 usd a kilo. she says she sends a fair amount to Mexico
city. A can of abulon was 400 pesos. looked to be about a 12oz can. we bought some scallops for $250p a kilo. Medium shrimp weree 200p a kilo.
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Wonder where she gets it. The coops I have talked to all can theirs for export.
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shari
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legal abs in our area is 13.5 cm for blues and 13 cm for yellow...the shell that is. In our area the divers get 100-150 a day...all of which goes to
the cooperativa...no one is allowed to take abs here AT ALL...it's a federal offense punishable by several years in the clink.
the cans of abs for 400 pesos are 3rd grade and sometimes are even limpets...which are yummy too.
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BajaDanD
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In Alaska I ate something called a Gumboot when they told me what it was I thought they were kidding me but here it is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumboot_chiton
Thats the closest I've ever gotten to eating an abalone. Every time I go to Asuncion theres none left.
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
legal abs in our area is 13.5 cm for blues and 13 cm for yellow...the shell that is. In our area the divers get 100-150 a day...all of which goes to
the cooperativa...no one is allowed to take abs here AT ALL...it's a federal offense punishable by several years in the clink.
the cans of abs for 400 pesos are 3rd grade and sometimes are even limpets...which are yummy too. |
Sounds like you're sitting on a gold mine. How cool for asuncion.
Nobody ate limpets in my day. Except Italian immigrants.
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rts551
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
legal abs in our area is 13.5 cm for blues and 13 cm for yellow...the shell that is. In our area the divers get 100-150 a day...all of which goes to
the cooperativa...no one is allowed to take abs here AT ALL...it's a federal offense punishable by several years in the clink.
the cans of abs for 400 pesos are 3rd grade and sometimes are even limpets...which are yummy too. |
who is selling in GN? Also,in Abreojos and La Bocana at least, season limits (tonnage) is set at the beginning of the season
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Taco de Baja
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaDanD
In Alaska I ate something called a Gumboot when they told me what it was I thought they were kidding me but here it is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumboot_chiton
Thats the closest I've ever gotten to eating an abalone. Every time I go to Asuncion theres none left. |
I have not tried eating that one.
But, while out on an archaeological dig on San Nicholas Island in the early 1990s, we decided it would be fun (and educational  ) to try eating some of the things we were finding in the middens. The worst
was the Giant Keyhole limpet (Megathura crenulata). We were hoping it might be like abalone, that we could not collect...Boy were we wrong
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It was like trying to the sole of a shoe, even though we prepared it like an abalone and pounded the heck out of it. It also tasted just awful. No
wonder they were an uncommon find in the middens. 
Giant Keyhole Limpet
The little chitons, were ok; just not enough return on the tiny bite to be worth the collection effort.
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shari
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I LOVE limpets...I smack em off the rocks with a rock the slice out the critter with my thumbnail, feed his intestines to the anemones and take
delicate little bites...it is kinda crunchy and very sweet...also chitons are delicious and a real delicacy....but then again, I love roe and fish
eyes too...
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Skipjack Joe
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You know, the Italians love turban snails. In fact, in Spain I would buy cooked periwinkles from vendors that sold them wrapped in newspaper. You're
given a needle which you insert and pull the creature out, throwing away the shell. Tapas they called it.
Subsequently we lived with Italians and foraged with them for turban shells. I remember as a child liking it.
Northern California has tons of turban shells so I decided to go for it. It was totally disgusting. Those coiled orange bodies turned my stomach.
maybe oil and garlic.
I've seen numerous gumboot chiton in my day and can't imagine eating one. They're real tough.
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