#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