Question: I live in Modesto and occasionally dive for abalone with friends from the Bay Area. It's a long drive, and it ends up being a long day — sometimes barely worth the set-up time and effort for just three abalone. Occasionally, I would prefer to just give my three abalone to the others in my dive group (so they can enjoy six abalone) while I drive back to Modesto and catch up on my sleep. How can I legally do this?

SANTA CRUZ — A tiny bird found near Ano Nuevo State Park turned out to be a rare marbled murrelet fledgling. A little girl and her parents reported the bird to chief ranger Gary Strachan, who recognized it as a threatened species. Only around 2,000 marbled murrelets, who spend most of their lives at sea, are thought to remain in California and Oregon.