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A series, this time focusing on bull kelp, and the value of kelp forests to ocean ecosystems
#Ecology #NaturalHistory #Conservation #Restoration #Sustainability

https://therevelator.org/save-this-species-bull-kelp/

Save This Species: Bull Kelp • The Revelator

Warming oceans and changing marine ecosystems threaten this spectacular, canopy-forming kelp that creates underwater habitats and food sources for many other organisms.

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Greg Johnston

@carolannie Spent a lot of time fishing along the edges of kelp, in the early morning migrating king salmon hunt herring in those forests. Rockfish as well, anytime the current isn’t moving fast. Vitally important for lots of species.