@Snoro #Kelp forests and their #ecosystems are on heavy decline worldwide: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/post-blob-californias-kelp-crisis-isnt-going-away/ via @mongabay
Breeding "biofuel"-adapted species or planning their aquacultures for the fuel-hunger instead of investing in restoring natural habitats (and breeding those species used for nature conservation) is such a disgusting #humanHubris of the #anthropocene !
#exploitation #fuel #marineEcology #MeerMittwoch

Post-Blob, California’s kelp crisis isn’t going away
FORT BRAGG, U.S. — In 2024, I was scuba diving in Northern California’s Casper Cove where the Watermen’s Alliance, a group of ex-abalone sports divers, has been culling purple urchins since 2020. It had been six years since abalone season shut down, following the region’s kelp forest collapse. About 4 meters (13 feet) down, I […]
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