#kelp — Public Fediverse posts

@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

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

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

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

#KelpDAO suffers $290 million heist tied to #Lazarus hackers

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kelpdao-suffers-290-million-heist-tied-to-lazarus-hackers/

#Kelp #crypto #cybersecurity #NorthKorea

Playing with some kelpy inspiration for today's #inkyDays drawing.

Here's an in-progress shot.

The rest is now posted for my supporters on Patreon and ko-fi: https://www.patreon.com/posts/154543614 https://ko-fi.com/Post/InkyDays-April-2026-O5O61X2LH7

#ink #drawing #art #SciArt #kelp #wip

#FYI #ClimateChat #DanMiller #LeonSimons #EliRabani #StaceyRandecker

#BrianvonHerzen on how and why to grow #kelp in the #ocean
#seaforestation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxvUtBFeIyw

#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

#FYI #ClimateChat #DanMiller #LeonSimons #EliRabani #StaceyRandecker

#BrianvonHerzen on how and why to grow #kelp in the #ocean
#seaforestation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxvUtBFeIyw

#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

#FYI #ClimateChat #DanMiller #LeonSimons #EliRabani #StaceyRandecker

#BrianvonHerzen on how and why to grow #kelp in the #ocean
#seaforestation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxvUtBFeIyw

#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

#FYI #ClimateChat #DanMiller #LeonSimons #EliRabani #StaceyRandecker

#BrianvonHerzen on how and why to grow #kelp in the #ocean
#seaforestation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxvUtBFeIyw

#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

#FYI #ClimateChat #DanMiller #LeonSimons #EliRabani #StaceyRandecker

#BrianvonHerzen on how and why to grow #kelp in the #ocean
#seaforestation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxvUtBFeIyw

#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

All-around very cool story and well worth the read. 💛

#Nuns & #NativeWomen from the #indigenous #Shinnecook tribe in #NewYork have started a #kelp #farm to help remove #carbon & #nitrogen / #nitrates #pollution from their #ocean waters.

After two years, there are #scallops, #clams, #SeaHorses, and other #MarineLife not seen in years, sheltering the kelp lines.

It's not just an #environmental success story, but of #friendship, #allyship, & support as well. 💪

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/27/shinnecock-tribe-nuns-kelp-farm-long-island-bay

#Seaweed #Kindness #Poetry

Bring back #Jefferson #sloth and #shasta #groundsloth thereby repopulating #Joshua #trees, let alone #kelp-eating #Argentine sloth which should be supported by #surfers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW2ocUwjtDo Too bad they were plagued by #vampire #bats in the #cave however my take here https://www.salon.com/2024/08/23/massive-extinction-the-demise-of-darwins-ancient-giant-sloth-has-lessons-for-the-present/ #darwin #science #evolution #wildlife

How many runways can you see for El Paso International airport (USA) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/kelp/en #elpasointernationalairport #airport #elpaso #usa #kelp #elp #aviation #avgeek vl

Going with some kelpy inspiration for today's #inkyDays drawing.

Here's an in-progress shot.

#ink #drawing #art #kelp #SciArt #MastoArt #GenerativeArt #ProceduralArt

#ClimateCrisis #kelp

"The planet’s other forest crisis

The decline of California’s kelp forests since the marine heat wave of 2013-17 has seen only minor recovery despite heroic efforts at restoration carried out by scientists, fishermen, coastal tribes, volunteer divers and conservationists. Nor is the threat to kelp localized. Rather the loss, like the expansion of mega-wildfires on land from Los Angeles to Siberia and from Canada to Australia comes in response to an ever-warming world where 90% of the human-generated heat from the burning of fossil fuels is absorbed by the ocean.

Kelp forests cover some 2.8 million square miles, more area than the Amazon rain forest, and generate some $500 billion a year in value. This includes edible marine species (including many species of kelp itself), thickeners and emulsifiers used in ice cream and cosmetics, and powerful storm and coastal erosion protection, according to a 2023 report in *Nature Communications*. Photosynthesizing kelp, a form of algae, also generates more oxygen (and sequesters more carbon dioxide) than does the Amazon basin. Along with coral reefs they constitute one of the most complex and productive — if little-known — ecosystems on the planet.

(. . .)

Historically, overfishing, loss of predators like sea otters, pollution and overharvesting have posed the main threat to kelp forests. Today, it’s marine heat waves. A 2026 study carried out by scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and 30 other institutions around the world reports the ocean absorbed more heat in 2025 than ever before. This in turn has set off a record number of marine heat waves that can increase regional water temperatures 5-10 degrees, enough to radically alter ocean conditions.

Because of this warming, these large macroalgae are facing the biggest threat to their existence since they evolved more than 32 million years ago. If they disappear, what happens to the salmon, cod, abalone, whales and more than 1,000 other creatures dependent on kelp forests? What happens to us? Neither science nor society has figured that one out."

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-02-19/kelp-forests-recovery-global-warming

Aviation weather for El Paso International airport (USA) is “KELP 181851Z 23020G27KT 10SM SCT250 18/M03 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 23029/1819 SLP077 T01781028 $” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/kelp/en #elpasointernationalairport #airport #elpaso #usa #kelp #elp #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl

Aviation weather for El Paso International airport (USA) is “KELP 141751Z 27011G17KT 10SM FEW032 15/04 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP132 60000 T01500044 10150 20083 53001 $” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/kelp/en #elpasointernationalairport #airport #elpaso #usa #kelp #elp #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl

"El Paso airport [airspace closure] may be due to test of new anti-drone laser" by @arstechnica / @sciguyspace - More on the snap-closure of El Paso airspace due to US #military anti-drone laser weapon testing at the Mexican border. Airline flights at El Paso Airport #KELP were delayed, diverted and/or cancelled. No reports of drones or aircraft being fired at. El Paso city and airport objected to the lack of warning. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/el-paso-airport-closed-after-military-used-new-anti-drone-laser-to-zap-party-balloon/ #drone #aviation #avgeek

"Pentagon-FAA dispute over lasers to thwart cartel drones led to airspace closure" by @AssociatedPress - Airspace closure in El Paso, Texas (adjacent to Juarez CHH MX) this morning was reportedly a result of #military experiment with lasers to shoot down #crime #drone border incursions. Pentagon didn't wait to coordinate tests. FAA closed airspace for aircraft safety. Airline flights grounded at or diverted from El Paso Airport #KELP for hours. https://apnews.com/article/faa-el-paso-texas-air-space-closed-1f774bdfd46f5986ff0e7003df709caa #military #aviation #avgeek

@mattblaze #Trump #fascists are like cats 🐈 in room full of rocking chairs.

#ElPaso #TFR #KELP

Studies have shown that thanks to this recovery, #kelp beds have increased and shoreline erosion has been reduced.
In this photo from Laney White @usgs-quakebot.bsky.social, you can see some sea otters resting in kelps recovered in this coast and providing multiple benefits
#GES4SEAS #MOOC #oceanoptimism

El Paso International Airport - El Paso, United States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Paso_International_Airport
https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/31.807199/-106.377998

#KELP #ELP #ElPaso #UnitedStates #airport #aviation #avgeeks #GIS

Weald to Waves "stems from a dream to connect nature across larger landscapes. The idea is to get everyone from big landowners to small gardens involved in some way, from the woodlands of the High Weald to the restored kelp forests off the Sussex coast."
https://sussexmodern.org.uk/stories/knepp-wilding-from-the-weald-to-the-waves/

#SolarPunkSunday #PlantCorridors #Nature #BioDiversity #WildLife #Knepp #Gardens #Woods #LandScapes #Kelp #Sussex #SussexWeald #WealdToWaves #Nature

A large, dried out knot of tangled kelp. I took this picture on a beach near La Jolla, CA, US about ten years ago.

#kelp #lajolla #california #beach #photography

A cold day. A good one to remember the important things in life. Family. Friends. Health. ...and sometimes noods!

Today's #UnsolicitedNoods include my usual #veggies (#broccoli, #kelp, #radishes, #bokchoy, #scallions) as well as TWO kinds of #TinnedFish (#scallops and #sardines). A very pretty bowl, if I do say so myself.

#ramen #noodles #breakfast #foodporn #pescatarian

A cold day. A good one to remember the important things in life. Family. Friends. Health. ...and sometimes noods!

Today's #UnsolicitedNoods include my usual #veggies (#broccoli, #kelp, #radishes, #bokchoy, #scallions) as well as TWO kinds of #TinnedFish (#scallops and #sardines). A very pretty bowl, if I do say so myself.

#ramen #noodles #breakfast #foodporn #pescatarian

A cold day. A good one to remember the important things in life. Family. Friends. Health. ...and sometimes noods!

Today's #UnsolicitedNoods include my usual #veggies (#broccoli, #kelp, #radishes, #bokchoy, #scallions) as well as TWO kinds of #TinnedFish (#scallops and #sardines). A very pretty bowl, if I do say so myself.

#ramen #noodles #breakfast #foodporn #pescatarian

A cold day. A good one to remember the important things in life. Family. Friends. Health. ...and sometimes noods!

Today's #UnsolicitedNoods include my usual #veggies (#broccoli, #kelp, #radishes, #bokchoy, #scallions) as well as TWO kinds of #TinnedFish (#scallops and #sardines). A very pretty bowl, if I do say so myself.

#ramen #noodles #breakfast #foodporn #pescatarian

A cold day. A good one to remember the important things in life. Family. Friends. Health. ...and sometimes noods!

Today's #UnsolicitedNoods include my usual #veggies (#broccoli, #kelp, #radishes, #bokchoy, #scallions) as well as TWO kinds of #TinnedFish (#scallops and #sardines). A very pretty bowl, if I do say so myself.

#ramen #noodles #breakfast #foodporn #pescatarian

Good morning humans, how about some #UnsolicitedNoods up in dis feed?

Nobody asked for them, and nobody expected them. They're here anyway. Hotter than the vents at an AI server farm. Steamier than Trump's fantasies about Putin. Noodlier than... I dunno, some particularly #noodly cat or something.

Today's with #bokchoy, #broccoli, #sardines, #scallions, #radishes, and #kelp.

#pescetarian #ramen #breakfast #nongshim

I think we all know what this country needs...

#UnsolicitedNoods! ...and also less fascism.

But today I can offer only noods. This morning's #ramen is joined by #kale, #broccoli, #avocado, #kelp, a tiny #radish, #sardines, and #scallions.

Keep your chin up y'all, lest the broth dribble down your face. It's a good posture suggestion in all kinds of contexts, really.

Aviation weather for El Paso International airport (USA) is “KELP 081551Z 00000KT 10SM FEW250 07/M09 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP239 T00721094” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/kelp/en #elpasointernationalairport #airport #elpaso #usa #kelp #elp #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl

How to Revive #California’s #Underwater Forests? Smash a Spiky, Hungry Foe.
A decade ago, the coastline north of San Francisco was the site of one of the most horrific deforestations ever recorded. More than 90% of the towering, majestic #kelpforests, across 200 miles of glittering shore, were dead and gone in years. Felled by freakishly warm #ocean water.
Cove by cove, #scientists, #divers and volunteers are hauling up #urchins to protect #kelp.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/climate/california-kelp-restoration.html
https://archive.ph/j7Qne

How many runways can you see for El Paso International airport (USA) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/kelp/en #elpasointernationalairport #airport #elpaso #usa #kelp #elp #aviation #avgeek vl

Killer whales are really just big dolphins. This behavior was discovered last year, is just now getting press. They're *grooming each other* with broken off pieces of kelp sea weed, like we use a stone to rub off dead skin. Allokelping, it's called, apparently.
Smaller dolphins wear pieces of sponge to protect their snouts when feeding on the ocean floor, so here's another mammal with another tool.
#orca #big #dolphin #kelp #groom #dead #skin #drone #footage #research https://www.science.org/content/article/killer-whales-groom-each-other-pieces-kelp

my features published in #CurrentBiology this year, issue 21: #kelp forests could be a casualty or a saviour in the #ClimateCatastrophe. Up to us, unfortunately.

https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2024/11/brown-algae-and-blue-carbon.html #science #ecology #MarineBiology #BlueCarbon #CarbonSequestration #environment

Our underwater kelp forests are dying - And that’s not good news for the climate. https://www.vox.com/23698253/kelp-forests-seaweed-ocean-climate-change

-> One effective solution - which is barely mentioned in the article - is to actively seed and grow kelp - like Ocean Rainforest is doing in the Faroe Islands and in Santa Barbara, California https://www.oceanrainforest.com

#OceanRainforest #kelp #seaweed #restoration #WorldWildLifeFund #WWF

Why elephants, otters and whales are nature’s secret weapons against climate breakdown | Matthew Gould | The Guardian
#ClimateCrisis
#CarbonStorage
#Elephants
#Whales
#SeaOtters
#Kelp
#Trees
#Phytoplankton
#Wildebeest
#Fires
#Reindeer
#WildHorses
#MuskOx
#Bison
#Conservation
#Pangolins
#Tigers
#RedKites
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/19/elephants-otters-whales-nature-climate-breakdown-carbon-ecosystems

Why elephants, otters and whales are nature’s secret weapons against climate breakdown | Matthew Gould | The Guardian
#ClimateCrisis
#CarbonStorage
#Elephants
#Whales
#SeaOtters
#Kelp
#Trees
#Phytoplankton
#Wildebeest
#Fires
#Reindeer
#WildHorses
#MuskOx
#Bison
#Conservation
#Pangolins
#Tigers
#RedKites
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/19/elephants-otters-whales-nature-climate-breakdown-carbon-ecosystems

Why elephants, otters and whales are nature’s secret weapons against climate breakdown | Matthew Gould | The Guardian
#ClimateCrisis
#CarbonStorage
#Elephants
#Whales
#SeaOtters
#Kelp
#Trees
#Phytoplankton
#Wildebeest
#Fires
#Reindeer
#WildHorses
#MuskOx
#Bison
#Conservation
#Pangolins
#Tigers
#RedKites
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/19/elephants-otters-whales-nature-climate-breakdown-carbon-ecosystems

Why elephants, otters and whales are nature’s secret weapons against climate breakdown | Matthew Gould | The Guardian
#ClimateCrisis
#CarbonStorage
#Elephants
#Whales
#SeaOtters
#Kelp
#Trees
#Phytoplankton
#Wildebeest
#Fires
#Reindeer
#WildHorses
#MuskOx
#Bison
#Conservation
#Pangolins
#Tigers
#RedKites
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/19/elephants-otters-whales-nature-climate-breakdown-carbon-ecosystems