Abalone! Not exactly an definite question is it!
Although there is no true known answer it is estimated that a Paua can live for anything up to 30 years.
Paua Shell has been well known of for over 1000 years, the first people to sight Paua would of been the New Zealand Maori when they arrived.
Paua Eats mostly seaweed and seemingly most vegetation in the sea. What eats the Paua: Apart from man there is also a large Starfish that attacks and eats the Paua as well.
Paua Fritters are a combination of flour, egg and minced Paua.
Hopefully you mean who preys on the Paua. Apart from Man there is a fairly large starfish that also attacks and eats the Paua.
Mostly owing to the minerals in the waters around New Zealand also the Paua's diet helps as well.
There are only 3 species that can be directly called Paua. Silver Paua, Virgin Paua and normal Paua (though they can all be split into sub species).
A large quantity of Paua Shell jewellery is only made in NZ, this is mostly because of the ease of supply. However there are several Asian and Indian importers of Paua Shell (from NZ) that also create a range of Paua related items.
It is not known. While they do have a nervous system, it is not well developed and consists of only several ganglia. That being said, only the paua knows for sure.
e whai ahau he Paua ' literally means 'I have a Paua!
Your average adult Paua can possible nibble through about 1kg of Paua in a day, of course the larger the Paua the healthier the appetite.
There is 3 variations of Paua in New Zealand. The Standard Yellow or black foot, then a slightly smaller Silver Paua, and down in size again to what is called a Virgin Paua (or sometimes called Baby Paua.