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State, scientists and tribes map kelp recovery efforts as a Pacific 'blob' raises new concerns
Summary
Officials reported early signs of kelp recovery in parts of central and southern California, described pilots to remove sea urchins and reintroduce sunflower sea stars, and warned that an ongoing North Pacific marine heat event (the 'blob') creates uncertainty for restoration scale-up and climate-ready interventions.
Jen Eckerley (Deputy Secretary for Oceans & Coastal Policy and acting executive director of the Ocean Protection Council) told the committee that kelp forests support biodiversity, fisheries and tribal cultural practices, and that recent state investments (about $11 million to date) have funded research, urchin removal and restoration pilots. She said preliminary…
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