Objective: Use high throughput DNA sequencing technologies and open source bioinformatics programs to develop genomic resources and tools for the abalone aquaculture community. This includes de novo genome assembly of H. rufescens samples, tissue specific transcriptomes for H. rufescens, comparative genomic analyses with other commercially important green (H. fulgens) and pink (H. corrugata) abalone in California, comparative genomic analyses with the endangered white (H. sorenseni) and black (H. cracherodii) abalone, comparative and translational genomics on the abalone assemblies and a genomic resource toolkit via a website and Genome Browser.