Kelp Forests

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Completion of world's first artificial kelp reef praised  -  Nov 10, 2008
San Diego Union Tribune,It also sends a plume of warm, cloudy water out into the ocean, which inhibits growth of kelp forests. Douglas praised the partnership that the state

Halfmoon or Catalina Blue Perch - Dive Dry with Dr. Bill 007  -  Nov 8, 2008
Travel Dive,Their preferred habitat is over rocky reefs and kelp forests. Halfmoon are sexually mature at just over seven inches, and large ones reach 19 inches.

Wild for the future  -  Nov 15, 2008
Statesman Journal,...natural state — thriving kelp forests supporting a mob of diverse marine life, including large lobsters that boosted the commercial lobster industry.

British report: Use kelp to produce energy  -  Oct 31, 2008
Biomass Magazine,There are approximately 386 square miles of kelp forests in the waters around the UK that are sufficiently dense to be commercially harvested, the SAMS said

Scripps Coastal Reserve trail is wonder near water  -  Nov 1, 2008
San Diego Union Tribune,Coastal Reserve trail, but the bluff-side views take in the beach, Scripps Pier, La Jolla Cove and the kelp forests of La Jolla's underwater preserve.

October Science Picks — Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds  -  Oct 28, 2008
United States Geological Survey (press release),Bald eagles used to feed on kelp forest fish and sea otter pups, but they have since altered their diet to prey that don't depend on kelp forests,

Science news straight from the source  -  Oct 29, 2008
ScienceBlog.com,Of course, otters have their own problems to deal with, and as they disappear, so, too, do the productive kelp forests which support a staggering amount of

Marine reserves: Passions burn on both sides  -  Oct 25, 2008
Coos Bay World,...“We need marine reserves … which will address shoreland protections and protect our giant kelp forests which appear mostly within the three-mile offshore

Posted By HAROLD CARMICHAEL, THE SUDBURY STAR  -  Nov 1, 2008
Sudbury Star,...theatre will include Creatures of the Abyss, Sea Monsters, Into the Deep (a movie about the kelp "forests" off the California coast), and Dinosaurs Alive.

COALITION OF 48 LEADING CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS CALLS ON THE ...  -  Oct 22, 2008
World-Wire (press release)...health of species and habitats in every corner of the vast ocean, from Arctic fisheries to tropical reef systems, from kelp forests to tidal estuaries.

Help for the Kelp  -  Sep 3, 2008
San Diego Reader,Parnell says that sheephead are mostly sedentary in their adult lives, and loitering in the kelp forests makes them susceptible to anglers.

San Francisco's new California Academy of Sciences puts world under  -  Sep 21, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,...a 2.5-acre wildflower meadow planted on the roof and an aquarium filled with corals, kelp forests and saltwater pumped in from the Pacific Ocean.

Kelp Comeback  -  Aug 31, 2008
Daily Breeze,When sheephead fish, lobsters and others that feed on the urchins are plucked out of the ecosystem, the spiny creatures can overpopulate the kelp forests

Bringing Oceans to a Boil  -  Sep 21, 2008
RedOrbit,Kelp forests seem to be able to cope with warmer water better in marine reserves but, even so, cautions Fujita, "The number of corals that can adapt to or

A bed of life restored  -  Aug 29, 2008
Coastline Pilot,Marine biologist and exhibit creator Nancy Caruso said the purpose of the exhibit is to educate the community about the diminishing kelp forests and its

Algae blooms choking oceans, lakes  -  Sep 14, 2008
Canada.com,Algae has smothered 80 per cent of coral reefs in the Caribbean and ruined 75 per cent of California's fish-rich kelp forests. Poison day-glo-green caulerpa

CREATING MARINE RESERVES  -  Aug 28, 2008
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com,But studies of marine reserves in California found that kelp forests within reserves were the only ones to hold steady through 20 years of climate shifts.

Hot PaddockTalk News  -  Sep 21, 2008
PaddockTalkWe were told that a number of Killer whales were sighted just the week before, and there are always the adorable otters playing in the kelp forests just

Plea for marine reserves  -  Sep 17, 2008
The Mercury,..."Climate change impacts -- such as sea temperature rise, invading pests like the long-spine urchins that are devastating our kelp forests, pollution,

Pitch in to Protect Our Coastal Waters  -  Sep 12, 2008
RedOrbit,I see the trash on our beaches, swimmers getting sick from dirty water and barren rocks where kelp forests should thrive. And I know how very important it

Editorial: Marine centre deserves support  -  Sep 9, 2008
The Dominion Post,Cook Strait, as those who dive it know, is an extraordinary marine environment of kelp forests, cod, crayfish and tidal flows. An education centre would

Oxnard class takes part in eagle rearing  -  14 Aug 2008
Ventura County Reporter,...can connect to different curriculum relative to the Channel Islands, whether it’s underwater resources and kelp forests or the ecological restoration.

Chill Factor  -  Jul 23, 2008
Silicon Valley's Metro,I WANNA ROCKFISH: The incredible growth of kelp forests this year has led to an explosion in the populations of Monterey Bay fixtures like rockfish.

Paradises wounded, but not lost  -  Jul 19, 2008
Boston Globe,Take sea otters out of the ocean around an Aleutian island, and the sea urchins the otters would normally eat mow nearby kelp forests into oblivion.

Restore the kelp, restore the coast  -  Jul 31, 2008
Coast News,Restoration of California kelp forests is key to efforts to restore coastal ecology and natural sand flow along the North County coast.

The Oceanic Crisis: Capitalism and the Degradation of Marine ...  -  Aug 3, 2008
RedOrbit,27 Kelp forests, coral reefs, seagrass beds, and estuaries are examples of coastal ecosystems that have collapsed in parts of the world due to overfishing

Precaution is What's Needed  -  Aug 6, 2008
RedOrbit,So-called sustainable fishing destroys corals and sponges, and can mean replacement of kelp forests with urchin barrens, for example.

Progress on Artificial Reef  -  Jul 31, 2008
San Clemente Times,Constructed with quarry rock and concrete dropped from a derrick barge visible from the shore, the reef is meant to be a breeding ground for kelp forests

Great adventures in national parks  -  Jul 27, 2008
Philadelphia Inquirer,Join the fishes off Santa Barbara, Anacapa and Santa Cruz islands; sights include kelp forests, caves, coves, seals, spiny sea urchins, whales and dolphins.

Favorite Dive Destination - Round 3: North America  -  Apr 21, 2008
About - News & Issues,...amazing shipwrecks in Ontario, North Carolina, and the North East of the United States, incredible kelp forests in California and the Pacific Northwest,

Two views of how best to protect local marine life  -  Apr 23, 2008
Santa Rosa Press Democrat,Proposal 4 includes kelp forests and rocky reefs along the Sonoma coast, granting 14 percent of the region the highest level of protection as marine

Send lawyers, guns and money  -  Apr 22, 2008
ScienceBlog.com,From sea dragons and octopuses to coral reefs and kelp forests, Undersea Encounters takes young readers to the ocean depths like never before.

Sea Otter: A Laid-Back Life  -  Apr 9, 2008
Pasadena Now,In the waters of Monterey Bay grow some of the world's largest kelp forests. Sea Otters shelter there from predators and strong sea currents.

As We See It: County tourism adeptly jumps about the eco-train  -  Apr 6, 2008
Santa Cruz Sentinel,The Chardonnay sailboat has introduced an eco-tour of the Monterey Bay for tourists to learn more about kelp forests and other life under the sea.

Scripps Oceanography Invites Donors To Name An Ocean Species  -  Apr 9, 2008
Science Daily (press release)...living on deep-sea whale bones ($25000), an orange, speckled nudibranch ($15000), and a spiny worm found in the kelp forests of La Jolla cove( $10000).

Monterey Bay ecotour debuts April 13  -  Mar 30, 2008
Monterey County Herald,The tour will depart at 3 pm and return at 6 pm and include the inner harbor, kelp forests and outer bay. Proceeds will benefit the Monterey Museum of Art.

Government vows no marine parks  -  Apr 18, 2008
The Mercury,...found only at the mouth of the Derwent, as well as its famous kelp forests and countless magnificent dive spots with unlimited tourist potential.

GREENS CALL FOR MARINE PARKS NETWORK, INCLUDING NO-TAKE AREAS  -  Apr 16, 2008
Tasmanian Greens,These key ecological features, which include a diversity of local environments (such as kelp forests, off-shore reefs and drowned river valleys) and a range

NOAA and Partners Offer Unprecedented Online Collection of ...  -  Apr 16, 2008
NOAA,...including fishes, seabirds and marine mammals, and explore a wide variety of habitats ranging from kelp forests to submarine canyons.

Green push for business  -  Apr 6, 2008
The Age,...either stunting their growth or killing them. Kelp forests (above) are expected to shrink if temperatures rise, removing breeding grounds.

Revisions to Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Regulations  -  Mar 28, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),Adjacent to the Channel Islands land mass is located a spectacular, unique, nationally significant marine environment, including kelp forests, surfgrass and

Cannery Row a blend of subcultures with varied appeal  -  Apr 11, 2008
Oakland Tribune,It is home to 26 threatened or endangered species and the designated protector of diverse habitats, rocky shores, deep canyons, kelp forests and so much

Underwater forests revealed  -  Feb 20, 2008
Lompoc Record,The CHS Aquarium is in the midst of hosting 10 classes of fourth-graders who have come to participate in this year's JASON Project theme: “Kelp Forests: The

Beauty Secrets From Around the World  -  Feb 21, 2008
FemaleFirst.co.uk,Large kelp forests exist in the ocean that are home to huge eco systems; providing a unique three-dimensional habitat for marine organisms, but the seaweed

Green with anger over job snub  -  Feb 14, 2008
The Mercury,...claims she was denied a job interview for a government position because of controversy about her research on the loss of Tasmania's giant kelp forests.

Oceans in peril  -  Feb 15, 2008
Baltimore Sun,The effects are scattered around the world: corals disappearing in the Caribbean, kelp forests that are a prime habitat for fish vanishing off California,

Half the world's oceans 'damaged by Man'  -  Feb 14, 2008
Times Online,...are affecting the oceans, examining a wide range of indicators of environmental health including coral reefs, fisheries, kelp forests and water quality.

Man's affect on world's oceans revealed  -  Feb 14, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,For example fertiliser runoff has been shown to cause significant damage to coral reefs but has less effect on kelp forests. They gathered data from across

Diving pioneer Prodanovich, who 'opened the ocean door,' dies  -  Feb 12, 2008
San Diego Union Tribune,By Ed Zieralski His time was when the ocean off San Diego was filled with life and thick kelp forests, and no one celebrated those wonders of yesterday's

Small sea creatures may be the 'canaries in the coal mine' of ...  -  Feb 17, 2008
Science Centric,She has performed extensive studies of the sea urchin that lives in the kelp forests of California. Sea urchins are a vital part of the food web and play a

Biology and Politics Report Card, 2007  -  Jan 23, 2008
SanJuanIslander.com,...or Southern California, or the Mediterranean, or the South Atlantic, where coral reefs, kelp forests, shimmering schools of small fish, are simply gone.

A map showing human impact on oceans  -  Feb 16, 2008
ZDNet BlogsFor example, fertilizer runoff has been shown to have a large effect on coral reefs but a much smaller one on kelp forests. Second, the researchers gathered

Pacific coast route a gem of a drive  -  Jan 23, 2008
Canoe.ca,...species of birds and mammals at Point Lobos State Reserve south of Carmel, an undersea ecological reserve, tide pools, coves, kelp forests and cypress.

Darling, it's better, down where it's wetter  -  Jan 25, 2008
National Post,...from to the Bahamas to British Columbia, as the crew explorers vibrant coral reefs, floating kelp forests and mysterious shipwrecks.

GEOFF WILSON: Deep port a cheaper option  -  Feb 5, 2008
Geelong Advertiser,So where are the surfers saving the marine environment and other enviro-groupies who screamed for the protection of sponge gardens, kelp forests and

UCSB Dean Wins Award for Water Quality Findings  -  Nov 28, 2007
Daily Nexus,Currently, Melack studies such distinct environments as the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, the kelp forests off the Santa Barbara coast and the lakes of the

Fish count makes census for divers  -  Nov 29, 2007
NEWS.com.au,Reef Watch coordinator Wendy Roberts said scuba divers would explore kelp forests, sponge gardens and seagrass meadows in key underwater locations along

Showdown over marine parks  -  Nov 12, 2007
ABC Online,But he says the east coast's kelp forests are also at risk. "I think they need to go further and protect a solid remnant of the kelp forest on the east

Do-Gooders Gather Tech Museum Awards  -  Nov 8, 2007
Wired NewsLocals can then harvest the kelp to feed the abalone at a neighboring aquaculture operation, which was previously supplied by denuding natural kelp forests.

Salmon waste project wins $50000 award  -  Nov 9, 2007
TheFishSite.com,...abalone another profitable aquaculture enterprise at a neighboring operation which was previously supplied by harvesting natural kelp forests.

Outdoors: Sea otters thrive at Point Lobos  -  Nov 10, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle,You can often see the otters bobbing around just off the beach here, or playing near the rocks and kelp forests. Wildlife ethic: Your behavior must not

November Fisheries Memo  -  Nov 1, 2007
AlaskaReport,..."Using oceanographic data, they created models to identify areas where the conditions were right for deep-water kelp forests. As reported in The Proceedings

Diving in Grant gives college students experience in the ocean  -  Nov 23, 2007
Ventura County Star,Students take field trips to the Channel Islands to research a variety of fish and collect data on urchins, kelp forests and sea grass.

Students visit underwater world  -  Nov 21, 2007
Lincoln News Messenger,On a field trip to Monterey Bay last weekend, Glen Edwards Middle School seventh- and eighth-graders marveled at ocean life like sea stars, kelp forests and

Oregon would do well to protect ocean habitat  -  Nov 14, 2007
The Register-Guard,...deep kelp forests and sandy open plains — that provide homes for a fantastic world of marine mammals, anemones, seastars and colorful rockfish.

UCSC in the News  -  Nov 2, 2007
Currents,And Carr was quoted in a story about kelp forests in the Salinas Californian. An article in New Scientist magazine about a monster black hole includes a

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