Mastodawn

@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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Petra van Cronenburg May 4

We have #seedBanks to archive and protect our #naturalHeritage on land. But more and more #seaLife is endangered globally. Inside Australia's biobanks with their ocean species: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/04/marine-biobanks-protect-ocean-species

"“Less than 1% of historical #reefs remain,” Overton says. “They’re definitely one of the most imperilled marine ecosystems that we have here in Australia.” From #reef restoration to #kelp or #seagrass #conservation.

#ecosystem #MeerMittwoch #sea #oceanConservation #marineEcology #Australia

‘Living library’: inside the marine biobanks racing to protect ocean species from extinction

Australia’s biobanks store everything from seeds of native plants to the cells and tissue of threatened animal species

The Guardian

Nikolas Kozloff Apr 30

Not to mention my discussion of #Darwin, #kelp and #FalklandIslands https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21n6zzpqwo My take here https://nkozphoto.com/index.php/2024/05/30/darwin-and-the-environmental-promise-of-south-atlantic-kelp-forests/ #science #environment #climate #climatechange #falklands

The kelp producer who wants to get Americans eating seaweed

Marine farmer Suzie Flores also hopes the crop can revitalise the US's small fishing towns.

penpencilbrush🇨🇦Apr 25

Take a 5 minute break to watch something beautiful...

#Retirement #Art #Science #Kelp #Australia #Nature

The Kelp Collector - Sandy Webb

https://youtu.be/MaIF62mx994

The Kelp Collector

YouTube

Nikolas Kozloff Apr 24

Save #SouthAfrican #kelp #sea #forest https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/a-campaign-to-protect-one-of-the-planets-only-expanding-kelp-forests-takes-shape/?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4 Not to mention Darwin's south #Atlantic kelp my take here https://nkozphoto.com/index.php/2024/05/30/darwin-and-the-environmental-promise-of-south-atlantic-kelp-forests/ #darwin #science #conservation #evolution #science #climate

A campaign to protect one of the planet’s only expanding kelp forests takes shape

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Diving in the Great African Seaforest, with its tightly packed towering kelp stipes that can rise up to 9 meters, or 30 feet, from the seabed, is a surreal experience, even for those who study this vast underwater habitat. “You see fish swimming as birds would do in the forest,” […]

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