#kelpforest — Public Fediverse posts

Where I'd rather be today...my own artwork, "Mermaid in swirling kelp forest".

#art #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #mermaid #sea #ocean #underwater #underwaterscape #kelp #kelpforest #fantasy #fantasyart

Where I'd rather be today...my own artwork, "Mermaid in swirling kelp forest".

#art #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #mermaid #sea #ocean #underwater #underwaterscape #kelp #kelpforest #fantasy #fantasyart

Where I'd rather be today...my own artwork, "Mermaid in swirling kelp forest".

#art #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #mermaid #sea #ocean #underwater #underwaterscape #kelp #kelpforest #fantasy #fantasyart

Where I'd rather be today...my own artwork, "Mermaid in swirling kelp forest".

#art #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #mermaid #sea #ocean #underwater #underwaterscape #kelp #kelpforest #fantasy #fantasyart

Where I'd rather be today...my own artwork, "Mermaid in swirling kelp forest".

#art #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #mermaid #sea #ocean #underwater #underwaterscape #kelp #kelpforest #fantasy #fantasyart

Contributor: It’s time to save the whales again

Diving in a kelp forest in Monterey Bay recently, I watched a tubby 200-pound harbor seal follow a…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #Alaska #AU #Australia #curiousseal #dolphin #fishinggear #kelpforest #Law #legislation #Loss #marinemammalprotectionact #oceanfloor #Science #specie #time #whale #wildlifepopulation #year
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/74007/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/350492/ Contributor: It’s time to save the whales again #alaska #CuriousSeal #dolphin #Environment #FishingGear #KelpForest #Law #legislation #loss #MarineMammalProtectionAct #OceanFloor #Science #specie #time #UK #UnitedKingdom #whale #WildlifePopulation #year

I wonder how many divers have ever seen...or thought they saw...a silhouette like this amid the swaying leaves...

My own rendition of such a vibe, "Mermaid in swirling kelp forest".

#art #digitalart #digitalpainting #underwater #underwaterart #mermaid #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #kelpforest #fantasyart #fantasy

I wonder how many divers have ever seen...or thought they saw...a silhouette like this amid the swaying leaves...

My own rendition of such a vibe, "Mermaid in swirling kelp forest".

#art #digitalart #digitalpainting #underwater #underwaterart #mermaid #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #kelpforest #fantasyart #fantasy

I wonder how many divers have ever seen...or thought they saw...a silhouette like this amid the swaying leaves...

My own rendition of such a vibe, "Mermaid in swirling kelp forest".

#art #digitalart #digitalpainting #underwater #underwaterart #mermaid #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #kelpforest #fantasyart #fantasy

I wonder how many divers have ever seen...or thought they saw...a silhouette like this amid the swaying leaves...

My own rendition of such a vibe, "Mermaid in swirling kelp forest".

#art #digitalart #digitalpainting #underwater #underwaterart #mermaid #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #kelpforest #fantasyart #fantasy

I wonder how many divers have ever seen...or thought they saw...a silhouette like this amid the swaying leaves...

My own rendition of such a vibe, "Mermaid in swirling kelp forest".

#art #digitalart #digitalpainting #underwater #underwaterart #mermaid #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #kelpforest #fantasyart #fantasy

We're going deep beneath the waves this Thursday, July 31, at the Civic Center branch. Join us at 6PM as we explore San Diego's kelp forests and all they contain, before making kelp forest collages to celebrate this marine marvel! #chulavistapubliclibrary #steam #stem #stemforkids #sandiego #summer #kelp #kelpforest

Photos from Chula Vista Public Library's post

via Chula via Robert Johnson on Inoreader https://ift.tt/YPdQOql

#JDATA
#CVLD
#ChulaVista

We're going deep beneath the waves this Thursday, July 31, at the Civic Center branch. Join us at 6PM as we explore San Diego's kelp forests and all they contain, before making kelp forest collages to celebrate this marine marvel! #chulavistapubliclibrary #steam #stem #stemforkids #sandiego #summer #kelp #kelpforest

Photos from Chula Vista Public Library's post

via Chula via Robert Johnson on Inoreader https://ift.tt/YPdQOql

#JDATA
#CVLD
#ChulaVista

I wonder what life is like for such a being as this...what pleasures do they enjoy, what terrors do they suffer...what would they think of us? Or would they even think of us at all? That'd be nice...to be in another world away from it all.

My own artwork, "Mermaid in swirling kelp forest (warmed and softened)".

#art #painting #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #mermaid #underwater #underwaterscape #kelpforest #fantasy

I wonder what life is like for such a being as this...what pleasures do they enjoy, what terrors do they suffer...what would they think of us? Or would they even think of us at all? That'd be nice...to be in another world away from it all.

My own artwork, "Mermaid in swirling kelp forest (warmed and softened)".

#art #painting #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #mermaid #underwater #underwaterscape #kelpforest #fantasy

I wonder what life is like for such a being as this...what pleasures do they enjoy, what terrors do they suffer...what would they think of us? Or would they even think of us at all? That'd be nice...to be in another world away from it all.

My own artwork, "Mermaid in swirling kelp forest (warmed and softened)".

#art #painting #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #mermaid #underwater #underwaterscape #kelpforest #fantasy

I wonder what life is like for such a being as this...what pleasures do they enjoy, what terrors do they suffer...what would they think of us? Or would they even think of us at all? That'd be nice...to be in another world away from it all.

My own artwork, "Mermaid in swirling kelp forest (warmed and softened)".

#art #painting #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #mermaid #underwater #underwaterscape #kelpforest #fantasy

I wonder what life is like for such a being as this...what pleasures do they enjoy, what terrors do they suffer...what would they think of us? Or would they even think of us at all? That'd be nice...to be in another world away from it all.

My own artwork, "Mermaid in swirling kelp forest (warmed and softened)".

#art #painting #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #mermaid #underwater #underwaterscape #kelpforest #fantasy

Fight to save #PugetSound #KelpBed underscores NW #habitat challenges

July 25, 2024

"The #WashingtonState Department of Natural Resources and the #SquaxinIslandTribe have announced a partnership to conserve the #SquaxinIsland Kelp Bed, the last major kelp bed in South Puget Sound.

"DNR and the Squaxin Island Tribe will work to surround the kelp bed with a priority habitat zone, try to reduce #environmental stresses to improve the kelp bed’s health, and partner with #PugetSoundRestorationFund on future #restoration projects, according to a news release.

"Since 2013, DNR and Squaxin Island staff have seen a 97% decline in the kelp bed, which holds both ecological and cultural significance. In #Oregon, the #coastline lost more than two-thirds of its canopy of #BullKelp.

"'We recognize how important it is to protect this critical resource,' said #KrisPeters, Squaxin Island Tribe chairman, in a statement. '#Squaxins can’t do it alone; it takes us all coming together as partners. That is why this local inter-governmental agreement is so important and monumental.'

"The Squaxin Island Kelp Bed is the first habitat DNR is prioritizing in its statewide #KelpForest and #Eelgrass Meadow Health and Conservation Plan, which state legislation directed DNR to hatch in response to the loss of bull kelp and eelgrass on the Washington coastline.

"The plan’s goal is to conserve and restore at least 10,000 acres of kelp forest and eelgrass meadow habitat by 2040.

"Restoration efforts will initially focus on three pilot sub-basins: South Puget Sound, the Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca and Grays Harbor. As DNR works toward its 10,000-acre goal, it intends to explore conservation and recovery in all sub-basins, according to DNR’s website.

"'Squaxin people have been stewarding these waters and lands for thousands of years,' Peters said in a statement. '#KelpBeds have also been stewarding these waters for thousands of years, providing nourishment and a critical ecosystem for the many plants, animals, and fish of the #SalishSea.'"

https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2024/07/fight-to-save-puget-sound-kelp-bed-underscores-nw-habitat-challenges.html?outputType=amp

#Northwest #LandBack
#NativeKnowledge #Nature #IndigenousKnowledge #conservation #sustainability #decolonization #PacificNorthwest #PNW #environmental
#IndigenousLedProject
#reclamation #decolonialism #Restoration #Landback #Rewilding #RestoreNature #Salish

Fight to save #PugetSound #KelpBed underscores NW #habitat challenges

July 25, 2024

"The #WashingtonState Department of Natural Resources and the #SquaxinIslandTribe have announced a partnership to conserve the #SquaxinIsland Kelp Bed, the last major kelp bed in South Puget Sound.

"DNR and the Squaxin Island Tribe will work to surround the kelp bed with a priority habitat zone, try to reduce #environmental stresses to improve the kelp bed’s health, and partner with #PugetSoundRestorationFund on future #restoration projects, according to a news release.

"Since 2013, DNR and Squaxin Island staff have seen a 97% decline in the kelp bed, which holds both ecological and cultural significance. In #Oregon, the #coastline lost more than two-thirds of its canopy of #BullKelp.

"'We recognize how important it is to protect this critical resource,' said #KrisPeters, Squaxin Island Tribe chairman, in a statement. '#Squaxins can’t do it alone; it takes us all coming together as partners. That is why this local inter-governmental agreement is so important and monumental.'

"The Squaxin Island Kelp Bed is the first habitat DNR is prioritizing in its statewide #KelpForest and #Eelgrass Meadow Health and Conservation Plan, which state legislation directed DNR to hatch in response to the loss of bull kelp and eelgrass on the Washington coastline.

"The plan’s goal is to conserve and restore at least 10,000 acres of kelp forest and eelgrass meadow habitat by 2040.

"Restoration efforts will initially focus on three pilot sub-basins: South Puget Sound, the Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca and Grays Harbor. As DNR works toward its 10,000-acre goal, it intends to explore conservation and recovery in all sub-basins, according to DNR’s website.

"'Squaxin people have been stewarding these waters and lands for thousands of years,' Peters said in a statement. '#KelpBeds have also been stewarding these waters for thousands of years, providing nourishment and a critical ecosystem for the many plants, animals, and fish of the #SalishSea.'"

https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2024/07/fight-to-save-puget-sound-kelp-bed-underscores-nw-habitat-challenges.html?outputType=amp

#Northwest #LandBack
#NativeKnowledge #Nature #IndigenousKnowledge #conservation #sustainability #decolonization #PacificNorthwest #PNW #environmental
#IndigenousLedProject
#reclamation #decolonialism #Restoration #Landback #Rewilding #RestoreNature #Salish

Fight to save #PugetSound #KelpBed underscores NW #habitat challenges

July 25, 2024

"The #WashingtonState Department of Natural Resources and the #SquaxinIslandTribe have announced a partnership to conserve the #SquaxinIsland Kelp Bed, the last major kelp bed in South Puget Sound.

"DNR and the Squaxin Island Tribe will work to surround the kelp bed with a priority habitat zone, try to reduce #environmental stresses to improve the kelp bed’s health, and partner with #PugetSoundRestorationFund on future #restoration projects, according to a news release.

"Since 2013, DNR and Squaxin Island staff have seen a 97% decline in the kelp bed, which holds both ecological and cultural significance. In #Oregon, the #coastline lost more than two-thirds of its canopy of #BullKelp.

"'We recognize how important it is to protect this critical resource,' said #KrisPeters, Squaxin Island Tribe chairman, in a statement. '#Squaxins can’t do it alone; it takes us all coming together as partners. That is why this local inter-governmental agreement is so important and monumental.'

"The Squaxin Island Kelp Bed is the first habitat DNR is prioritizing in its statewide #KelpForest and #Eelgrass Meadow Health and Conservation Plan, which state legislation directed DNR to hatch in response to the loss of bull kelp and eelgrass on the Washington coastline.

"The plan’s goal is to conserve and restore at least 10,000 acres of kelp forest and eelgrass meadow habitat by 2040.

"Restoration efforts will initially focus on three pilot sub-basins: South Puget Sound, the Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca and Grays Harbor. As DNR works toward its 10,000-acre goal, it intends to explore conservation and recovery in all sub-basins, according to DNR’s website.

"'Squaxin people have been stewarding these waters and lands for thousands of years,' Peters said in a statement. '#KelpBeds have also been stewarding these waters for thousands of years, providing nourishment and a critical ecosystem for the many plants, animals, and fish of the #SalishSea.'"

https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2024/07/fight-to-save-puget-sound-kelp-bed-underscores-nw-habitat-challenges.html?outputType=amp

#Northwest #LandBack
#NativeKnowledge #Nature #IndigenousKnowledge #conservation #sustainability #decolonization #PacificNorthwest #PNW #environmental
#IndigenousLedProject
#reclamation #decolonialism #Restoration #Landback #Rewilding #RestoreNature #Salish

Fight to save #PugetSound #KelpBed underscores NW #habitat challenges

July 25, 2024

"The #WashingtonState Department of Natural Resources and the #SquaxinIslandTribe have announced a partnership to conserve the #SquaxinIsland Kelp Bed, the last major kelp bed in South Puget Sound.

"DNR and the Squaxin Island Tribe will work to surround the kelp bed with a priority habitat zone, try to reduce #environmental stresses to improve the kelp bed’s health, and partner with #PugetSoundRestorationFund on future #restoration projects, according to a news release.

"Since 2013, DNR and Squaxin Island staff have seen a 97% decline in the kelp bed, which holds both ecological and cultural significance. In #Oregon, the #coastline lost more than two-thirds of its canopy of #BullKelp.

"'We recognize how important it is to protect this critical resource,' said #KrisPeters, Squaxin Island Tribe chairman, in a statement. '#Squaxins can’t do it alone; it takes us all coming together as partners. That is why this local inter-governmental agreement is so important and monumental.'

"The Squaxin Island Kelp Bed is the first habitat DNR is prioritizing in its statewide #KelpForest and #Eelgrass Meadow Health and Conservation Plan, which state legislation directed DNR to hatch in response to the loss of bull kelp and eelgrass on the Washington coastline.

"The plan’s goal is to conserve and restore at least 10,000 acres of kelp forest and eelgrass meadow habitat by 2040.

"Restoration efforts will initially focus on three pilot sub-basins: South Puget Sound, the Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca and Grays Harbor. As DNR works toward its 10,000-acre goal, it intends to explore conservation and recovery in all sub-basins, according to DNR’s website.

"'Squaxin people have been stewarding these waters and lands for thousands of years,' Peters said in a statement. '#KelpBeds have also been stewarding these waters for thousands of years, providing nourishment and a critical ecosystem for the many plants, animals, and fish of the #SalishSea.'"

https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2024/07/fight-to-save-puget-sound-kelp-bed-underscores-nw-habitat-challenges.html?outputType=amp

#Northwest #LandBack
#NativeKnowledge #Nature #IndigenousKnowledge #conservation #sustainability #decolonization #PacificNorthwest #PNW #environmental
#IndigenousLedProject
#reclamation #decolonialism #Restoration #Landback #Rewilding #RestoreNature #Salish

Fight to save #PugetSound #KelpBed underscores NW #habitat challenges

July 25, 2024

"The #WashingtonState Department of Natural Resources and the #SquaxinIslandTribe have announced a partnership to conserve the #SquaxinIsland Kelp Bed, the last major kelp bed in South Puget Sound.

"DNR and the Squaxin Island Tribe will work to surround the kelp bed with a priority habitat zone, try to reduce #environmental stresses to improve the kelp bed’s health, and partner with #PugetSoundRestorationFund on future #restoration projects, according to a news release.

"Since 2013, DNR and Squaxin Island staff have seen a 97% decline in the kelp bed, which holds both ecological and cultural significance. In #Oregon, the #coastline lost more than two-thirds of its canopy of #BullKelp.

"'We recognize how important it is to protect this critical resource,' said #KrisPeters, Squaxin Island Tribe chairman, in a statement. '#Squaxins can’t do it alone; it takes us all coming together as partners. That is why this local inter-governmental agreement is so important and monumental.'

"The Squaxin Island Kelp Bed is the first habitat DNR is prioritizing in its statewide #KelpForest and #Eelgrass Meadow Health and Conservation Plan, which state legislation directed DNR to hatch in response to the loss of bull kelp and eelgrass on the Washington coastline.

"The plan’s goal is to conserve and restore at least 10,000 acres of kelp forest and eelgrass meadow habitat by 2040.

"Restoration efforts will initially focus on three pilot sub-basins: South Puget Sound, the Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca and Grays Harbor. As DNR works toward its 10,000-acre goal, it intends to explore conservation and recovery in all sub-basins, according to DNR’s website.

"'Squaxin people have been stewarding these waters and lands for thousands of years,' Peters said in a statement. '#KelpBeds have also been stewarding these waters for thousands of years, providing nourishment and a critical ecosystem for the many plants, animals, and fish of the #SalishSea.'"

https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2024/07/fight-to-save-puget-sound-kelp-bed-underscores-nw-habitat-challenges.html?outputType=amp

#Northwest #LandBack
#NativeKnowledge #Nature #IndigenousKnowledge #conservation #sustainability #decolonization #PacificNorthwest #PNW #environmental
#IndigenousLedProject
#reclamation #decolonialism #Restoration #Landback #Rewilding #RestoreNature #Salish

Blues are so dominant underwater, but when mother nature sees fit to bless the depths with another color, the sight is almost as magical as the...wait, is that a mermaid? My dreamy rendition of a "Mermaid in swirling kelp forest".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #mermaid #sea #ocean #underwater #underwaterscape #kelp #kelpforest #fantasy #fantasyart

Blues are so dominant underwater, but when mother nature sees fit to bless the depths with another color, the sight is almost as magical as the...wait, is that a mermaid? My dreamy rendition of a "Mermaid in swirling kelp forest".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #mermaid #sea #ocean #underwater #underwaterscape #kelp #kelpforest #fantasy #fantasyart

Blues are so dominant underwater, but when mother nature sees fit to bless the depths with another color, the sight is almost as magical as the...wait, is that a mermaid? My dreamy rendition of a "Mermaid in swirling kelp forest".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #mermaid #sea #ocean #underwater #underwaterscape #kelp #kelpforest #fantasy #fantasyart

Blues are so dominant underwater, but when mother nature sees fit to bless the depths with another color, the sight is almost as magical as the...wait, is that a mermaid? My dreamy rendition of a "Mermaid in swirling kelp forest".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #mermaid #sea #ocean #underwater #underwaterscape #kelp #kelpforest #fantasy #fantasyart

Blues are so dominant underwater, but when mother nature sees fit to bless the depths with another color, the sight is almost as magical as the...wait, is that a mermaid? My dreamy rendition of a "Mermaid in swirling kelp forest".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #mermaid #sea #ocean #underwater #underwaterscape #kelp #kelpforest #fantasy #fantasyart

An oldie, but any oldie this dreamy is well worth reposting: a warm, soft, dare I say lulling version of my vision "Mermaid in a swirling kelp forest".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #mermaid #sea #ocean #underwater #underwaterscape #kelp #kelpforest #fantasy #fantasyart

An oldie, but any oldie this dreamy is well worth reposting: a warm, soft, dare I say lulling version of my vision "Mermaid in a swirling kelp forest".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #mermaid #sea #ocean #underwater #underwaterscape #kelp #kelpforest #fantasy #fantasyart

An oldie, but any oldie this dreamy is well worth reposting: a warm, soft, dare I say lulling version of my vision "Mermaid in a swirling kelp forest".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #mermaid #sea #ocean #underwater #underwaterscape #kelp #kelpforest #fantasy #fantasyart

An oldie, but any oldie this dreamy is well worth reposting: a warm, soft, dare I say lulling version of my vision "Mermaid in a swirling kelp forest".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #mermaid #sea #ocean #underwater #underwaterscape #kelp #kelpforest #fantasy #fantasyart

An oldie, but any oldie this dreamy is well worth reposting: a warm, soft, dare I say lulling version of my vision "Mermaid in a swirling kelp forest".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #mermaid #sea #ocean #underwater #underwaterscape #kelp #kelpforest #fantasy #fantasyart

How #kelp forests persisted through the large 2014–2016 Pacific marine heat wave https://phys.org/news/2024-02-reveals-kelp-forests-persisted-large.html

Consequences of #KelpForest ecosystem shifts and predictors of persistence through multiple stressors https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.2749

"denser and more sheltered #KelpForests can withstand serious stressors amid #warming #ocean temperatures"

How #kelp forests persisted through the large 2014–2016 Pacific marine heat wave https://phys.org/news/2024-02-reveals-kelp-forests-persisted-large.html

Consequences of #KelpForest ecosystem shifts and predictors of persistence through multiple stressors https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.2749

"denser and more sheltered #KelpForests can withstand serious stressors amid #warming #ocean temperatures"

How #kelp forests persisted through the large 2014–2016 Pacific marine heat wave https://phys.org/news/2024-02-reveals-kelp-forests-persisted-large.html

Consequences of #KelpForest ecosystem shifts and predictors of persistence through multiple stressors https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.2749

"denser and more sheltered #KelpForests can withstand serious stressors amid #warming #ocean temperatures"

How #kelp forests persisted through the large 2014–2016 Pacific marine heat wave https://phys.org/news/2024-02-reveals-kelp-forests-persisted-large.html

Consequences of #KelpForest ecosystem shifts and predictors of persistence through multiple stressors https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.2749

"denser and more sheltered #KelpForests can withstand serious stressors amid #warming #ocean temperatures"

How #kelp forests persisted through the large 2014–2016 Pacific marine heat wave https://phys.org/news/2024-02-reveals-kelp-forests-persisted-large.html

Consequences of #KelpForest ecosystem shifts and predictors of persistence through multiple stressors https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.2749

"denser and more sheltered #KelpForests can withstand serious stressors amid #warming #ocean temperatures"

Looking back through my archives, I find that warming and softening up this piece lends it an even dreamier quality than the original, so lo and behold a new version of my vision "Mermaid in swirling kelp forest".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #mermaid #sea #ocean #underwater #underwaterscape #kelp #kelpforest #fantasy #fantasyart

(3/n)

...viral infection Pacific #oyster mortality syndrome."

"...we’d expect to see impacts on remaining #KelpForest in the region,” he said, noting that 👉 #Tasmania’s giant kelp species had already lost 95% 👈 of its historical range."

Due to #OceanWarming, which I covered here 2), we might never get to know the 91% of #MarineLife that is still unclassified. 3)

This is truely sad.

"Temperatures for June over the #reef...

2)
https://mastodon.social/deck/@HistoPol/110793549807331977

3)
https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/110158476986653583

Now brainstorming: kelp forests, artificial-reef shipwrecks, and the history of a more nuclearized world, all for a whirlwind romance story.

Read more at my #blog: https://www.adamasnemesis.com/2023/07/06/a-shipwreck-date-in-the-kelp-forest/

This post's featured image is a photo of the California kelp forest by Wheeler North.

#romance #worldbuilding #story #author #writer #writing #scifi #sciencefiction #scifiromance #alternatehistory #technology #underwater #submarine #submersible #kelpforest #artificialreef #California #shipwreck

#Kelp has long been an important part of the #Samish diet and culture. The Samish Indian Nation's Department of Natural Resources dive team, formed in 2021, was created to gain a better understanding of the health of kelp forests, after elders noticed they weren't finding kelp fronds, which are traditionally used to wrap salmon.

📝: Luna Reyna
📸: Genna Martin/Crosscut

#kelpforest #SalishSea #Seattle #PNW #environment #science

https://crosscut.com/environment/2023/05/within-salish-sea-samish-divers-research-kelp-forests

New tropical #kelp forest discovered in the #Galapagos Islands https://phys.org/news/2023-01-tropical-kelp-forest-galapagos-islands.html

Novel mesophotic #KelpForests in the Galápagos archipelago https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-022-04142-8

Salomé Buglass: "This is the first time that such an extensive and dense #KelpForest has been registered in this part of the Galapagos and at such depths. What we found looks very different from the #Eisenia galapagensis kelp species, discovered in this area in 1934. It is almost twice the normal size."

Happy of having spent the last days of my #PhD in #BodegaMarineLab with the rest of the group my #research on #KelpForest is a part of. Talking about #Kelp, #Modelling, and #SocioEcologicalSystems, and how I can contribute further as I leave the group for my #postdoc

How extinct #StellersSeaCow shaped #KelpForests
https://phys.org/news/2022-11-reveal-extinct-steller-sea-cow.html

Impact of the #extinct megaherbivore Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) on kelp forest resilience https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.983558/full

One of the more important and surprising findings was that including the Steller's sea cow in the model resulted in a totally different type of #KelpForest. Instead of kelp-dominated... it resulted in more of a balance between #kelp and #algae as more sunlight would have reached the sea floor.