#WorthAWatch
'Our Lives: Our Sea Forest
7.30pm, BBC One
Hopeful environmental stories are few and far between these days, which makes this short film – about the recovery of a #Sussex #kelp forest that was destroyed by #trawling – so special. It is hard not to feel emotional as Eric Smith, a 74-year-old #freediver recalls the “garden of Eden” he helped to #rewild with his daughter, restoring a vital marine #ecosystem Hollie Richardson'
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/sep/08/tv-tonight-one-mans-deeply-emotional-story-about-saving-a-kelp-forest
#ClimateCrisis #Environment
#environment #climatecrisis #ecosystem #rewild #freediver #trawling #kelp #sussex #worthawatch
It’s the ‘Swiss army knife of the sea’. But can #kelp survive rising marine heat? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/12/kelp-farming-ocean-temperatures-climate-crisis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #foodsecurity #climatechange #oceans
#kelp #foodsecurity #climatechange #oceans
#climate #kelp
It’s the ‘Swiss army knife of the sea’. But can kelp survive rising marine heat? | Farming | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/12/kelp-farming-ocean-temperatures-climate-crisis
No results without #Regulation: Among the report’s most significant findings is the growth and variety of #sealife, include #kelp, that has rebounded in the #MPAs, which were previously heavily #fished before being designated as #protectedareas and “no-take zones”.
#RestoreCarbonSinks #StopExtraction #CapitalismIsKillingThePlanet
#regulation #sealife #kelp #MPAs #fished #protectedareas #restorecarbonsinks #stopextraction #capitalismiskillingtheplanet
My favourite video of ours so far, and an exciting update on our Kelp restoration project, super proud of the work we're doing https://youtu.be/LBgaRonO660 #Rewilding #Kelp #Ecosystems #Ocean #Environment
#rewilding #kelp #ecosystems #ocean #environment
Beach, Taieri Mouth. Otago, New Zealand
~pics 2,3 by @unearth
#NewZealand 11 July 2023
#newzealand #taierimouth #taieri #otago #beach #kelp
I did not think kelp forests in the Galapagos would be so interesting but this Short Wave episode was great!
"Why finding kelp in the Galapagos is like finding a polar bear in the Bahamas"
(audio with transcript)
#science #ocean #kelp #climatechange #npr
Scuba diving in the kelp forest in Funningsfjørður today. Photos by my dive buddy Simon #OceanRainforest #ScubaDiving #Diving #Kelp #Macroalgae #FaroeIslands #seaweed
#oceanrainforest #scubadiving #diving #kelp #macroalgae #faroeislands #seaweed
Scuba diving in the kelp forest in Funningsfjørður today. The Saccharina Latissima and Alaria Esculenta has grown very well since February and harvesting is ready. It will be cut now and will grow almost as much again before the second harvest in October #OceanRainforest #ScubaDiving #Diving #Kelp #Macroalgae #FaroeIslands
#oceanrainforest #scubadiving #diving #kelp #macroalgae #faroeislands
Tiny crab facing a large expanse. I had a brief moment before the next wave took it from view.
And some seaweed up close and personal.
📷 Tair-3
#photography #closeup #vintagelens #kelp #seashore
#Scientists and #indigenous people team up to build a #kelp #seedbank
https://www.popsci.com/environment/kelp-seed-bank-washington/
#scientists #indigenous #kelp #seedbank
For the past four decades warming temperatures and several other factors have put pressure on the #kelp forests along the Pacific coast. Learn about the ways researchers are working preserve kelp #biodiversity: https://hakaimagazine.com/news/preparing-for-the-worst-with-a-kelp-seed-bank/ #sfuscience #sfu #marineconservation
#kelp #biodiversity #sfuscience #sfu #marineconservation
#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
#science #environment #pnw #seattle #salishsea #kelpforest #samish #kelp
Love this on the air essay by a high school student about connecting with nature and her community in San Francisco via seaweed foraging!
https://www.kqed.org/perspectives/201601142388/chloe-chan-kelp-foraging
#KQEDPerspectives #WithAPerspective #SanFrancisco #seaweed #foragingecology #foraging #SeaForager #Nori #kelp #marineecology #mavericks #beachcombing #teenager
#kqedperspectives #withaperspective #sanfrancisco #seaweed #foragingecology #foraging #seaforager #nori #kelp #marineecology #Mavericks #beachcombing #teenager
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
#oceanrainforest #kelp #seaweed #restoration #worldwildlifefund #WWF
Just a fabulous article summing up the big picture current status of knowledge and research about #kelp forests.
Bonus @krumkir and @tombellkelp quotes, and me rhapsodizing on the beauty of diving in a forest.
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RT @BenjiSJones
Sure, forests are neat. But kelp forests? They are spectacular.
I wrote about what’s happening to these majestic, poorly known ecosystems.
Photos by the talented @jadlerphoto bring them to life.
https…
https://twitter.com/BenjiSJones/status/1653730884699275264
Check out this new, interactive UNEP-WCMC #BlueEcosystems website covering #coral #reefs, #kelp #forests, #mangroves, and #seagrass #meadows
🔗 https://www.unep.org/interactives/why-blue-ecosystems-matter/
Considering where #sea #temperatures are headed – both long term and particularly this year – the best time to act was 20 years ago, but the second-best time to act is now.
What are we as a global community going to do about it?
And is what we're doing right now (30% protections/restoration/etc.) enough?
🐬🪸🦭🦞🦑🦈🦦🐚🐋🐙🐡🦀🐠
#blueecosystems #coral #reefs #kelp #forests #mangroves #seagrass #meadows #sea #temperatures
Crow
Beach, Vancouver Island
Chris Handrahan (Stitched Ink Media)
(2017)
#StitchedInkMedia #Ocean #Books #Nature #Science #Environment #Biodiversity #Kelp #Sea #Culture #Wildlife #Animals #Water #Photography #NaturePhotography #Flipboard #Artists #PhotoOfTheDay #Canada #Artist #Conservation #Arts #ArtMatters #WildlifePhotography #StitchedInkPhotos #Aesthetics #FediArt #artistsofmastodon #Saturday #Fediverse #Crows #Vancouver #Island
#stitchedinkmedia #ocean #books #nature #science #environment #biodiversity #kelp #sea #culture #wildlife #animals #water #photography #naturephotography #flipboard #artists #photooftheday #canada #artist #conservation #arts #artmatters #wildlifephotography #stitchedinkphotos #aesthetics #fediart #artistsofmastodon #saturday #fediverse #crows #vancouver #island