The invention refers to a method for breeding of a variety of Pacific
abalone with orange shell. A new strain with uniform shell color of
Pacific abalone is established by single mating or mass mating. The
detailed procedures are as follows. The mature individuals with orange
shell color are selected as breeders, and conditioned in the seawater.
Macroalgae are fed and gentle aeration is provided daily. The gonad of
breeders will eventually reach full ripeness; Artificial induction to
spawn is conducted by combined desiccation, thermal shock and exposure to
UV-irradiated seawater; The released gametes were fertilized by single
mating or mass mating; A routine procedure is used for fertilized eggs
incubation, larval and spat rearing. A new Pacific abalone strain of
uniformly orange shell color is produced. In the invention, the new
strain is produced by shell color mutant type abalone from natural
populations or artificially cultivated stocks. No foreign genes are
introduced. The methods are simple and feasible. The new strain has
production traits superior to the common Pacific abalone. It is possible
of the new abalone strain to bring about industrialization.