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Lobsters May Help Save Tasmanian Kelp Forests

October 30, 2010

Kelp forests occur in cold, nutrient-rich waters and provide a new kind of marine habitat and spawning ground for several sea creatures. Growing up to 30 meters off the sea bed and forming large canopies at the surface they offer nutrients shelter and protection to both hundreds of marine inhabitants as well as the coastline. [...]

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Scuba Tips: Diving in Kelp Forests (Part 2)

November 17, 2009

Part 2/2 of our two part series on Tips for diving in kelp forests. If you haven’t read the first part click here. Swim single file While diving in kelp, it is always easier to have your buddy or group swim single file. This causes the least disruption to the environment allowing the lead diver to [...]

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Scuba Tips: Diving in Kelp Forests (Part 1)

November 17, 2009

There is something truly surreal about Scuba Diving in a giant Kelp Forests, and any diver who has experienced diving in this environment will tell you, that there is nothing else comparable to navigating your way through giant strands of giant kelp through filtered streaming sunlight and observing these unique ecosystems up-close. Kelp forests grow [...]

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