When I was in the USA back in 2014 as a guest of National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) I visited 14 of the National Marine Sanctuaries that are in their care. I had planned to dive on the amazing kelp forests at Monterrey Bay, but stormy seas made it impossible.
Kelp forests were once common along the Sussex coast, off my beach at Shoreham but due to fishing methods, they have been decimated. The kelp supported a wealth of marine life, helped protect the coast from wave action. An amazing project to restore the kelp forest began in March 2021.
In November 2021, Sussex Kelp Recovery Project hosted the first Sussex Kelp Summit.
You can find out more about this amazing project on the project website link below.
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