Underwater scene in a kelp forest in California where purple sea urchins have eaten away the thick stands of kelp leaving only rock behind.

Not long ago, this coast felt stable. Abundant. Alive.
Then—quietly, quickly—it didn’t.

On April 23: a story about what happens when you stop just witnessing change… and start trying to reverse it. 🌊
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Sequoias of the sea! #Kelp #KelpRecovery

Kelp forests — our sequoias of the sea — are struggling, but recovery is possible. 🌊 New doc Sequoias of the Sea spotlights threats and the communities racing to restore these underwater giants. Hope grows where action begins. 💙 #OceanHoptimism #RestoreTheBlue #KelpRecovery #SaveOurSeas

‘The forgotten forest’: how smashing 5.6m urchins saved a California kelp paradise Pollution, warm oceans and hungry urchins devastated Pacific kelp. Now, thanks to divers with hammers, one of the world’s most successful rehabilitation projects has helped it rebound

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #kelpforest #restorekelp #kelprecovery #australia #tasmania #california

Glimmers of hope for kelp recovery [Northern Europe] Nikki Oliver writes: “In Sussex, along a stretch of England’s south coast, just a few hundred metres from the busy coastal city of Brighton, a story of hope is emerging. Historic kelp forests…

🪸 🐟 Hope for kelp in Sussex! Once-lost kelp forests along the coast are making a comeback, bringing life back to the sea.

rewilding.ecologicalcitizen.net/2025/02/17/g...

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