Sentences with phrase «kelp forests along»

Sea otters gather at favorite kelp forests along the routes, and gaze endearingly at passing paddlers.

Channelkeeper also collected kelp near Rincon as part of «Kelp Watch» an initiative coordinated by researchers at Cal State Long Beach and UC Berkeley to assess the extent of possible radiation contamination (primarily Cesium - 137 & -134) in kelp forests along the West Coast from seawater arriving from Fukushima.

We'll explore incredible sea cave and kelp forests along our route to the famous Potato Harbor, a less visited and more rugged area of the Park that allows for a truly breathtaking and memorable experience.

We explore the harbor, nearby sea lion buoys and the kelp forest along Leadbetter beach.

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This diverse and light - filled habitat, alive with leopard sharks, jack mackerels and garibaldis, is an example of the kelp forests that grow along the Pacific coast from southern Alaska to Baja California, Mexico.

Ice Age migrants journeying from kelp forest to kelp forest, Erlandson says, would have had no need to adjust to strange new ecosystems or devise brand - new hunting technologies as they pushed along the rim of the North Pacific.

Erlandson believes that kelp forests — rich oases of seaweed — were key to their success all along the route.

Favorite past - times include hiking the hills above Santa Barbara, scuba diving through the kelp forest of the Channel Islands and diving along the coral reefs of Maui and Lanai looking at all the rainbow colored fish.

Usually found in kelp forests, along reefs or in shallow, weedy areas of estuaries at depths to 160 feet (50 m); tends to remain in shallower waters unless food is scarce.

Beautiful marine life, pristine kelp forests, and hidden sea caves along The Channel Island's rugged coastline make it hard to stay away.

It's dark when I get up at 6 am, the first hint of a new day on the horizon; the forest floor has turned gold and green as the cedars shed their summer cloak; honeysuckle leaves litter the boardwalks and garden ground; bright red honeysuckle berries are being plucked by tiny wrens; jays are sitting in the apple tree, feasting on the fruit we imagined as apple pie; the last roses are fading; fronds of great bull kelp are landing on the beach, food for next year's garden; the sudden daybreak howl of sporty boats heading to the hot fishing spots where we have our hydrophones has gone; sea lions are beginning to heave their huge bodies onto haul - out rocks along the way; most of our assistants have left, heading back to school or home; and in their absence we are spending more time in the lab at night, recording the voices of the orcas, who are still here.

Snorkeling Tours at Scorpion Anchorage: On our guided snorkel tour at Scorpion Anchorage, guests receive expert knowledge while exploring the beautiful kelp forests and along pristine coastlines.

Despite their proximity to the SoCal metropolis, the five northern islands (San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, and Santa Barbara) that make up the 250,000 - acre park are among the system's less visited — all the better for a beach picnic at Santa Cruz's Scorpion Anchorage, a scalloped, pebbly cove from which you can snorkel through kelp forests or kayak along craggy cliffs.

Of the many creatures that abound in the vicinity, the killer whales, Stellar sea lions, eagles and seals will frequently hunt along the kelp forest just in front of camp.

This project, which spanned the coast from Santa Barbara to San Diego, sought to reestablish historic kelp beds along the Southern California coast and to educate the public about the importance of kelp forests to the marine environment.

Warmer than usual water also is believed to have contributed to the collapse of the bull kelp forest off Sonoma and Mendocino counties, along with an explosion of purple urchins that have devoured remaining plant life.