I live in Southern California and am a boater. The kelp forests have mostly disappeared from the front side of Catalina Island. They were like forests of Giant Sequoias in the sea. 35 years ago they were year round, then they slowly started disappearing in the summer, and now they don't come back when the water cools. The rocky reefs …
I live in Southern California and am a boater. The kelp forests have mostly disappeared from the front side of Catalina Island. They were like forests of Giant Sequoias in the sea. 35 years ago they were year round, then they slowly started disappearing in the summer, and now they don't come back when the water cools. The rocky reefs are covered with algae and small plants and I don't think kelp hold-fasts are able to take root anymore. The larger fish that used the kelp for cover, and for fry nurseries are gone. And now we see lots of sea turtles, where they were once a very rare sight.
I live in Southern California and am a boater. The kelp forests have mostly disappeared from the front side of Catalina Island. They were like forests of Giant Sequoias in the sea. 35 years ago they were year round, then they slowly started disappearing in the summer, and now they don't come back when the water cools. The rocky reefs are covered with algae and small plants and I don't think kelp hold-fasts are able to take root anymore. The larger fish that used the kelp for cover, and for fry nurseries are gone. And now we see lots of sea turtles, where they were once a very rare sight.