So when researchers from the University of Western Australia’s OceansInstitute headed out to survey kelp forests in the area, the idea of spotting one seemed almost fanciful ... back into the kelp.
SANTA CRUZ — To underscore the urgency of responding to the steep decline in kelp forests, filmmaker NatashaBenjamin posits an alarming hypothetical ... Kelp forests are important to the environment in many ways.
Kelp is a versatile, regenerative resource emerging from a humble seaweed to a valuable commodity with applications in nutrition, beauty, agricult... .
“Send Kelp” spotlights kelp farming on Vancouver Island, Canada, featuring stunning cinematography and a distinctive film score that incorporates the natural sounds of kelp.
Visitors are invited to wander through a labyrinth of luminous, ocean-blue silk that depicts giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), elk kelp (Pelagophycus porra) and other local species.”.
Rich in vitamins and minerals, kelp is a nutritious and delicious ingredient worth getting to know ... Kelp is part of the Laminariaceae family, which includes upward of 30 different types, including wakame, kombu and giant kelp.
The once abundant kelp forests of Monterey Bay are thinning, shrinking or disappearing entirely ...Today the decline of our kelp forests has become one of the most urgent environmental stories for the California coast.