New report shows how Oregon’s kelp forests have dwindled

A new report spells out exactly how much Oregon’s kelp forests have dwindled over the past decade or so — and the picture is bleak.

According to a status report released by the Oregon Kelp Alliance in November, nearly 900 acres of bull kelp forest has essentially disappeared off the Oregon Coast since 2010. Only around one-third of Oregon’s kelp forests remain — important oases facing ongoing threats and stressors in a changing ocean.

For the past two years, the Oregon Kelp Alliance has been developing a tool kit to aid in the recovery of the kelp forests, piloting various approaches and techniques without a clear sense of what could work for the Oregon Coast…

Read more at OPB.org