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Assemblymember Diane Dixon says we need an official state seashell — the black abalone. An endangered marine snail, it's the ideal choice to represent the threat of climate change and to honor its history with Native American tribes.and Northern Mexico — could become one of 15 official state shells in the United States. The snail was a source of food for thousands of years, and Native American tribes used the shell for trading and to make jewelry and ceremony regalia.
Last weekend, Dixon talked about her proposal at KelpFest in Laguna Beach. Before she went on stage, Adelia Sandoval and other members of the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation provided a blessing. “My staff called this — given all the seriousness of other legislation at our times with inflation and all these other issues, like homelessness — kind of a fun bill,” she said. “But it’s more than fun now. I realized last weekend it’s really meaningful to people. And I’m just honored to be able to do this.”
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