Santa Barbara Sea Urchin

08/25/2024

Unloading fresh Sea Urchins in the Santa Barbara harbor. Santa Barbara Uni.com

06/24/2024

06/22/2024

After clearing half a Holdfast of Purple Sea Urchins, I saw this one was climbing back up at a remarkable speed......Notice the Red Abalone behind and to the left waiting to catch a Kelp blade.

06/15/2024

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We thought it was about time to scale up our marine rewilding efforts which is why we have decided to build our very own kelp factory! Together with Seafores...

03/31/2024

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/pioneering-project-restore-bull-kelp-forests-greater-farallones-national-marine

With a new $4.9 million grant through NOAA’s Office of Habitat Conservation, Greater Farallones Association is restoring imperiled bull kelp forests in Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary in California using innovative techniques.

03/25/2024

Giant Giant Kelp Restoration Project
March 21 at 4:21 PM ·
Kelp Kulture talk on Tuesday March 26th 1-2 PM (PDT) with Chumash linguist Maura Sullivan, titled "Kelp Neologisms: What Should We Call This?"

Please RSVP below to access the Zoom link. We hope to see you there! https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/uI8ACKr6Z4uBNJl7sMoylo?domain=kelpkulture.com/

What should we call this? RSVP Tuesday, March 26th, 1- 2 pm PDT Maura Sullivan (she/her) is a Chumash language worker from Ventura, CA. She grew up fishing and swimming along the Chumash coast. Cur…

02/19/2024

https://unctad.org/meeting/unea-6-side-event-seaweed-nature-based-solution-tackle-triple-planetary-crisis-climate

Zoom meeting link Background We are currently facing a triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. These crises are undermining nature’s ability to provide ecosystem services that support human and non-human well-being. They threaten the potential growth of seaweed...

12/21/2023

https://youtu.be/VNCvMbMhOu8?si=pK5vwSpXEF6ZO0pM

"Sweet, Sexy Ocean" is Alexander Finden's first documentary short and the winner of several film festival awards, including "Best Environmental Film" at the ...

11/18/2023

Kelp forest ecosystems and their associated ecosystem services are declining around the world. In response, marine managers are working to restore and counteract these declines. Kelp restoration firs...

10/13/2023

Resulting Kelp Spores floating in the SB Channel from the Ocean Rainforest site is a good thing! Some will land at the Islands and coast and serve to provide a nursery and resiliency for our nearshore fisheries.

Bravo!

Santa Barbara, CA — October 11, 2023: Ocean Rainforest, a leading innovator in sustainable seaweed aquaculture, secured a USD 4.5 Million Technology to Market Plus Up award from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) as part of the MARINER Program. This mi...

08/12/2023

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07/22/2023

There is an urgent need to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At the same time, greenhouse gasses (GHGs) that contribute…

07/20/2023

07/03/2023

https://www.mashed.com/1323810/sea-urchin-and-steak-are-unrivaled-surf-turf-pairing/

Sea urchin and steak are an unrivaled surf-and-turf pairing. Here's how to make the combo yourself.

06/26/2023

The health benefits of eating Sea Urchin include increased longevity! Especially note what she says about Purple Sea Urchins.

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06/17/2023

We individually hand harvest your dinner while underwater!

06/15/2023

The last dive of the day....

06/06/2023

SU dive vessel "Magic Carpet".

06/05/2023

No Urchins in this spot.

05/28/2023