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Growing a kelp forest: Updates from Rainy Bay 

How easy is it to grow a kelp forest? This is the question Ocean Wise’s Seaforestation initiative is answering as they develop and test cost-effective kelp restoration techniques that can be applied at scale across the world. This is no small task and, if successful, could help counter one of the most pervasive threats to … Continued

Seaweed: Nature’s Superhero Is Fighting Climate Change

By now, we’ve all heard that planting trees can help save the world. Trees draw down carbon, release oxygen into the atmosphere and build the foundations of biodiverse ecosystems – meaning that planting trees offers a promising climate solution on land! However, over 70% of the earth’s surface is covered by the ocean, leaving a … Continued

Important climate win, as massive underwater kelp forest guarded by Kawésqar Indigenous Peoples in Chile

  The Kawésqar Indigenous Community Residing at Puerto Edén, Chilean Patagonia, have secured over $1 million USD from the Chilean government to protect and strengthen underwater kelp forests and the climate services they provide. The community aspires to be the guardian of the climate regulating functions of the Bernardo O’Higgins National Park, the largest national … Continued

Kelp the Planet, One Bite at a Time

Cascadia Seaweed is a seaweed farming company based in British Columbia, and a partner of the Ocean Wise Seafood program. This week, May 17th – 23rd, the company is presenting the first annual Seaweed Days Festival to celebrate seaweed as a food product and educate people on the many environmental benefits of seaweed. During the … Continued

Shedding Light on the Local Kelp Environment

When I think about kelp forests the first thing that comes to mind is tall, canopy kelps that form an underwater forest full of fish and invertebrate life. As a research diver, diving in a kelp forest is a truly amazing underwater experience. However, kelp forests in Howe Sound where I conduct my research look … Continued

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Ocean Wise is based in the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We work across Turtle Island and beyond, supporting Indigenous peoples in their vital work on ocean conservation and biodiversity whenever possible or as we are invited to.