Kelp Forests: The Sequoias of the Sea

The Marine Diaries presents: KELP FORESTS as part of it's #MarineEcosystemDiaries​ project.

Possibly unappealing at the surface, kelp forests offer an array of live and services that the world simply cannot live without… Let’s dive in!

🌿 Where can you find kelp forests?
🌿 What type of life do they support?
🌿 Why are they threatened?
🌿 How can you help?

Kelp forests are found in polar and temperate waters, and cover 25% of the world’s coastlines! They harbour life from the smallest of creatures to larger animals, like sea otters, seals, and sharks. Kelp forests also provide critical ecosystem services. Thank you, kelp!!

By watching our latest video, you’ll learn all this and MORE, including the threat of voracious sea urchins that are causing mass loss of kelp. There is plenty that can be done to change the fate of the world’s kelp forests, so tune in and find out how YOU can help protect such a vital ecosystem.

Want to LEARN MORE about kelp forests? Check out our blog "Help!! What’s Kelp!!" ➡️ https://bit.ly/3d1nDoM

Learn about the #MarineEcosystemDiaries project here:
https://www.themarinediaries.com/mari...

A huge thank you to all of the incredible people who worked on this video
Series Producer: Rebecca Daniel
Videographer: Ollie Barham
Voiceover: Julz Braatvedt
Researcher: Ben Crake

Footage from: Felicity Flashman, Duncan Fraser, Elise Gibbins, Megan Hayes, Karim Iliya / Kogia, NOAA Office of National Marine Sancturaries, Keith Roetsart / Wild Hope Collective, Cape RADD