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!!" ➡️ bit.ly/3d1nDoM
Learn about the #MarineEcosystemDiaries project here:
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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

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

This is absolutely beautiful! I have a huge amount of respect for anyone who's passionate about the marine world :)

[@TheMarineDiaries]

Thank you so much, we're glad you liked it!

[@Nighato]

Enough respect to steal the content without giving credit

[@jeffnc]

Thank you for this, I knew a little about kelp forests but not quite how important they were. Thanks and keep up the good work

[@TheMarineDiaries]

So glad you learned something from this!

[@katemakingwaves]

What a beautiful video! Thank you for sharing both the beauty of my favorite ecosystem and the destruction caused by, well, mostly us... directly and indirectly.

[@TheMarineDiaries]

Glad you liked it! We are glad to bring awareness to these issues.

[@lewishawkins5267]

Beautiful film 💙💙💙

[@TheMarineDiaries]

Thanks Lewis!

[@michellemvm3062]

how is kelp like the sequoias of the sea!? I need to understand! As Sequoias are my favourite tree and i've recently become obsessed with the magique of kelp

[@baloog8]

They are big and tall!!

[@baloog8]

Kelp grow very fast and host a lot of sea life.

[@TheMarineDiaries]

Hey Michelle, as the comments below suggest it is exactly for that reason - they grow very tall (giant kelp can reach over 50 metres!).

[@fearlessswiftie6458]

What a beautiful video..thank you for sharing with us..you are doing a great work ..

[@TheMarineDiaries]

Thank you so much!

[@nickmartin123456]

I can dive for urchins in San Diego. Do you have any meetup groups?

[@TheMarineDiaries]

Awesome! We don't currently have meet ups, but would recommend reaching out to Reef Check California to see if they need help with this.