Not long ago, California’s coast felt stable—kelp forests rising like underwater redwoods, fish moving through shadow and light, an ecosystem that felt abundant and intact. For many of us, that ocean became the baseline. It felt normal. 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #KelpForests

Fir real, it's #InternationalDayOfForests!🌲

Forests aren’t just on land—#KelpForests thrive beneath the waves. These towering underwater ecosystems (made of giant brown algae, not plants!) can grow up to 150 ft tall and support incredible marine life! 🌊

#ProtectWhatYouLove

A rockfish swimming through a giant kelp forest.

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Marine heatwaves are tropicalizing kelp forest fish communities. Our study shows that loss of kelp habitat amplifies the shift toward warm-water species after extreme events like the 2014–16 “Blob.”
Read more: bit.ly/meps15065
🌊🐟 #KelpForests #ClimateChange

From helping Norway conserve its kelp forests to scintillating sea swallows to the truth about deep-sea mining...

Read: tinyurl.com/5d48kt6w

#oceanconservation #oceanliteracy #seaswallows #nudibranchs #kelpforests #LearnaboutitLoveitLookafterit #GenOcean #OceanDecade #Vision2030 #OceanScience

AMAZING VIDEO. KELP FORESTS.

I took my kid on a trip to northern California for their 16th, and we found bull kelp on the shore which opened up a whole new world. Tidal pools also!

#Pacific #amazing #peace #love #joy #educationalpost #kelp #kelpforests #naturevideos

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Abalone Fed Grape Pomace Grow Three Times Faster in California Aquaculture Breakthrough Kashia Tribe’s innovative use of winery waste offers sustainable solution as kelp forests vanish and landfill rules tighten

FYI: Abalone Fed Grape Pomace Grow Three Times Faster in California Aquaculture Breakthrough #Aquaculture #Sustainability #InnovativeFarming #KelpForests #WasteManagement

Abalone Fed Grape Pomace Grow Three Times Faster in California Aquaculture Breakthrough Kashia Tribe’s innovative use of winery waste offers sustainable solution as kelp forests vanish and landfill rules tighten

Abalone Fed Grape Pomace Grow Three Times Faster in California Aquaculture Breakthrough #Aquaculture #Sustainability #KelpForests #InnovativeFarming #Abalone

Thanks for sharing my #kelpforests restoration feature @smithsonianmag.bsky.social #regeneration #climateaction #climatesolutions

🌊🌿 Underwater forests are some of the most vital, yet overlooked, ecosystems on our planet.

From towering #kelpforests swaying off our coasts to the lush meadows of #eelgrass in our #estuaries, these habitats are absolute powerhouses for ocean health.

📸: @green_waveco | #kelp #oregon #oregoncoast

Underwater Forests Return to Life off the Coast of California, and That Might be Good News for the Entire Planet Wondrous kelp beds harbor a complex ecosystem that’s teeming with life, cleaning the water and the atmosphere, and bringing new hope for the future

Underwater Forests Return to Life off the Coast of California, and That Might be Good News for the Entire Planet.
See my feature in @SmithsonianMag #regeneration #blueeconomy #kelp #kelpforests #ClimateAction #climatesolutions #COP30
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Underwater Forests Return to Life off the Coast of California, and That Might be Good News for the Entire Planet Wondrous kelp beds harbor a complex ecosystem that’s teeming with life, cleaning the water and the atmosphere, and bringing new hope for the future

My @smithsonianmag.bsky.social feature follows marine scientists and Indigenous leaders restoring #kelpforests #regeneration #blueeconomy in #California and as a global #climatesolution
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

Purple urchin in a rock crevasse with red urchin

#HappyHalloween 🎃 Meet the ocean’s “zombies,” purple urchins. They strip #KelpForests bare and survive for years without food by slowing their metabolism and consuming their own tissues. Alive but barely, waiting for the kelp to return. 👻

🌿 🌊 Kelp forests are vital habitats that support marine life, buffer our coasts, and keep our oceans healthy, and Scripps Oceanography scientists are dedicated to protecting them!

🌏 This #WorldHabitatDay, thank #KelpForests for all they do for our planet.

🦦 #Fall is here, and the #seaotters are ready! While the leaves change on land, life shifts in the #kelpforests too:

🍂 You might spot more pups - otters welcome babies year-round, but fall often brings a baby boom!
🍂 As stormier seas roll in, otters raft together in kelp to stay cozy and safe.

#Kelpforests thrive in cold, nutrient-rich but climate change may make these wa warmer, more acidic, and oxygen-poor. Although kelps are hardy, these changes could make them more vulnerable to sta and algae-eaters. If kelp forests decline

#Kelpforests thrive in cold, nutrient-rich but climate change may make these wa warmer, more acidic, and oxygen-poor. Although kelps are hardy, these changes could make them more vulnerable to sta and algae-eaters. If kelp forests decline

#KelpForests are a food source for other marine life and provide protection, including for young fish, from predators.
They also increase pH levels reducing the negative effects of #OceanAcidification on marine life in their foliage. 3/
#fisheries

‘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

Varmints of the Sea prove no match for heroic efforts of volunteers wielding spikey hammers as they dive to the sea floor

#invasivespecies
#oceanecology
#aquaculture
#underwaterphotography
#kelpforests
#envhist

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

#seaotters are famous as the #keystonepredator that protects #kelpforests by controlling the #seaurchin population. What can control urchins if there aren't enough otters? Scuba divers with hammers!!!

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Call for Decade Actions No. 09/2025 (UN Ocean Decade)

Part II Deadline 31st August 2025!

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#funding #coralreefs #oceandecade #conservation #marineconservation #kelpforests #mangroves #seagrass #coral #ecology #marinebiology

8/12 Kelp forests - the rainforests of the sea - were decimated along thousands of kilometres of coastline.

Some local extinctions have persisted for years following the event.

We still don't know if these underwater cathedrals will ever recover.

#KelpForests

Kelp forests in Marine Protected Areas are more resilient to marine heatwaves - BES Kelp forests in Marine Protected Areas are more resilient to marine heatwaves - BES is the largest scientific society for ecologists in Europe. We're working towards a world in which nature and people thrive.

🌊 Kelp forests in marine protected areas show greater resilience to marine heatwaves, offering hope for ocean ecosystems under climate stress. Protecting these zones is key to preserving biodiversity. 🌱🛡️
🔗 www.britishecologica...
#MarineConservation #KelpForests #ClimateResilience #OceanHealth

Marine Protected Areas bolster kelp forest recovery post-heatwave by restricting fishing and protecting predators, though effectiveness varies regionally, per UCLA study. 🌊🌐 Link: https://tinyurl.com/2bulrczg #MarineConservation #KelpForests #EcosystemResilience

A @americanprogress.bsky.social Near Ocean Progress report lays out policy recommendations to help kelp forests survive & to support the people who depend on them. 🌊Curious as to your thoughts on this proposed strategy/priorities?
#KelpForests #OceanPolicy #ClimateAction #OceanHoptimism

Mystery of why sea stars keep turning into goo finally solved — and it's not what scientists thought A new study has found that the devastating sea star wasting disease is caused by a strain of bacteria from Vibrio pectenicida, which turns the marine creatures into goo.

#Oceans #Environment #KelpForests #Science #Starfish
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Scientists solve mystery behind massive sea star die-off along Pacific Coast Sea star wasting disease has killed nearly 6 billion sea stars. Now, scientists have identified what causes the illness. The work could mean restoring a rare sea star in California.

🔬 Mystery solved: Scientists have finally identified the culprit behind the mass die-off of sea stars along the Pacific Coast: a cholera-related bacterium. Nearly 6 billion stars lost, ecosystems thrown off balance. Now, there’s hope for recovery.
#SeaStars #OceanScience #KelpForests #OceanHoptimism

Almost a month ago I returned from an amazing field trip to the Isles of Scilly 🌊 Studying L. hyperborea at its southern UK range was a privilege. Big thanks to @hjncatherall.bsky.social and @pippajmoore.bsky.social for such a great experience! #KelpForests #MarineBiology #Fieldwork #UKScience

📺DS series: Ireland

From deep offshore canyons to #kelpforests and #saltmarshes, Ireland's waters are biodiversity hotspots!

However, these ecosystems face mounting pressure from human use & #ORE!

🧐➡️ bioprotect-project.eu/demonstratio...

#MissionOcean #BioProtect #CelticSea #Ireland

Underwater kelp forests off Chile offer hope for food and climate PAPOSO, Chile (Reuters) - In the cold seas off Chile's arid northern coast an underwater forest teems with life. Towers of red and green seaweed float upwards f

#KelpForests are declining at an annual rate twice that of #coralreefs and over four times that of #rainforests ⁉️

##Chile

www.mynrination.com/chile/2025/0...

Historic seaweed surveys reveal long-term changes in UK’s kelp forests | Marine Biological Association A new scientific study has unearthed compelling insights into how the UK’s iconic kelp forests are responding to climate change — by revisiting seaweed

New research led by scientists at the MBA reveals the long-term changes in the UK’s #KelpForests 🌿 @dansmale1.bsky.social‬

Discover how these vital ecosystems are shifting and why it matters for marine biodiversity 🔗

#UNOC3 #UNOceanConference #WorldOceanDay #UNOceanDecade