Abstract:
A total of 29 abalones Haliotis asinina Linneù was conditioned to photo-period of 12 h.
light and 12 h. darkness. About 40-50% of 19 ripe abalones began to spawn 17-20 days
after conditioning. The trochophore larvae occurred at 5-7 hours and the late veliger
larvae appeared after 24-27 hours. Most of the late veliger metamorphosed to early
creeping larvae after 29-32 hours. The first respiratory pore of the juvenile appeared
after 30-40 days of rearing.