Originally Posted by damian2001

Its common in New Zealand... I used to go to the beach at the back of my house and get them.

There is a major problem with poaching for Asian countrys though as it is worth a fortune.

We can go to a fish and chip shop in NZ and have "Paua" fritters at about $1 each with about $50 of Paua in them!

The new gold rush in NZ at the moment is farming them......