There's a rallying cry at various bays and beaches up and down the West Coast; it's "Help the kelp!" The towering brown seaweed with the floating bulb on top is in steep decline.
One Sea Star Especially Linked to Die Off s of Kelp Forests: Oregon Coast Scientists - Sunflower sea stars are greatly endangered, and that s bad news for kelp
A research team, including a scientist from Oregon State University, has provided the first experimental evidence that a species of endangered sea star protects kelp forests along North America’s Pacific
There's a rallying cry at various bays and beaches up and down the West Coast; it's "Help the kelp!" The towering brown seaweed with the floating bulb on top is in steep decline. That's alarming because underwater kelp forests provide shelter and food for a wide variety of sea life. The crew answering the call runs the gamut from seaweed farmers to hammer-wielding scuba divers and might some day include sea otters and octopuses.
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