An international Workshop on Rebuilding Abalone Stocks in British Columbia was held during February 23-26 , 1999, in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. The main goal of the workshop was to develop a realistic strategy to rehabilitate depleted northern (pinto) abalone, Haliotis kamtschatkana, stocks in British Columbia. The workshop was also meant to clarify the roles, expectations, and shared interests of many of the interest groups in British Columbia,emphasizing the key role in the rebuilding plan of local communities,including First Nations and non-native communities.

A comprehensive review of the life history and fisheries for the northern abalone is presented with special emphasis on British Columbia populations. The literature on northern abalone throughout its range is discussed and compared with the literature on life histories of other Haliotis species worldwide. The exploitation (commercial / recreational / native) and mangement of northern abalone reources are described.

An international Workshop on Rebuilding Abalone Stocks in British Columbia was held during February 23OCo26, 1999, in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. The main goal of the workshop was to develop a realistic strategy to rehabilitate depleted northern (pinto) abalone, Haliotis kamtschatkana, stocks in British Columbia."