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Doc on decline of kelp forests 'Sequoias of the Sea' to be screened at Santa Cruz Boardroom

SANTA CRUZ — To underscore the urgency of responding to the steep decline in kelp forests, filmmaker Natasha Benjamin posits an alarming hypothetical: what if 95% of California’s redwoods were to ...
The Monterey County Herald

Finding sanctuary | What’s up with kelp forests in Monterey National Marine Sanctuary

Kelp forests are valuable and iconic habitats of the central coast of California. Indeed, kelp forests are truly iconic to Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and are prominently featured at the ...
WESA

New fossils suggest kelp forests have swayed in the seas for at least 32 million years

The kelp forests that hug the Pacific coastline are an underwater jungle. They're a thicket of colossal algae intermixed with a pageant of life that includes snails, urchins, sea lions, sea otters, ...
The Columbian

Scientists are growing kelp one forest at a time; braving sharks and hordes of urchins, researchers dive in

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The weathered UC Davis Marine Laboratory looms in thick fog on the edge of the ocean near Bodega Bay. Inside, an experiment is playing out that gives a badly needed boost to ...
The Daily Astorian

New report shows how Oregon’s kelp forests have dwindled

A new report spells out exactly how much Oregon’s kelp forests have dwindled over the past decade or so — and the picture is bleak. According to a status report released by the Oregon Kelp Alliance in ...
LAist

New fossils suggest kelp forests have swayed in the seas for at least 32 million years

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