1) Apply a licence from the Department of Fisheries. WA is one of the few places in the world where abalone fishing is allowed.
I cost AUD40 for 1 licence. Each licence entitles you to catch up to 20 sizable abalones each time.2) On the days where its open for fishing, go to the assigned beach.
You can see other pple (mostly asians) already there way earlier than us.3) Get ready, and be properly attired. You will need booties, wetsuit, snokeling mask, screwdriver (to wedge the abalone out from the reef) etc.
Negative examples: ie, Johnny, who is under-dressed
The is by far the UGLIEST wetsuit I have ever seen:
4) After an hour of diving/swimming/digging and braving the cold morning seawater, its time to admire your catch of the day:
Caught abt 35 that day
This is the biggest one we got:
5) Cleaning and Preparation. Dig the abalone out from the shell, trim off the dirty edges and the guts, and wash the remaining meat.
Empty shell:
This is the end-product. Its much smaller than before.
6) Eat it. You can eat it raw (sashimi-style),
or cook it with soup/porridge/noodles etc...
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