Scientists Use 'Love Potion' to Help Endangered White Abalone Snail Reproduce

White abalone is on the verge of extinction. However, scientists in California have devised a unique method of assisting the sea snail population in reproducing.

White abalone has a life expectancy of 35 to 40 years. Adults in the wild reach sexual maturity between the ages of four and six.

Abalone reproduces by releasing their eggs and sperm into the water in a process known as broadcast spawning. This suggests that fertilization is more likely to occur as an adult male and female abalone spawn near one another. Fertilized eggs develop into larvae, which settle down and mature into juveniles and adults.

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