ASPN hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham speak with Tom Ford about Santa Monica Bay, project planning in light of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and national estuaries.
Topic Category: Restoring Oceans
Nonprofit Helps Restore Endangered Abalone Population
Scientists say there are fewer than 1,000 white abalone in the wild, due in part to overfishing. Watch how The Bay Foundation and several other organizations are on a mission to help bring back the abalone, which the organization says is important to bringing balance to kelp forests which are home to more than 700… Continue reading Nonprofit Helps Restore Endangered Abalone Population
Marine Sanitation Devices (MSDs) Mysteries Solved (Ep 5)
In this episode, which features TBF’s Andrea Carrassi, listeners will navigate the often-confusing waters of boat marine sanitation devices, otherwise known as MSDs, with the help of the CA Clean Vessel Act teams.
Research & Restoration Priorities Of The Santa Monica National Estuary Program: The Bay Foundation’s Tom Ford – Interview
Tom Ford highlights The Bay Foundation’s latest work as well as new research priorities for restoring endemic seagrass as well as dune restoration efforts to combat coastal erosion and sea level rise.
Kelp Restoration Guidebook: United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, The Nature Conservancy, Kelp Forest Alliance
This guidebook includes TBF’s work on the Palos Verdes Restoration Project on page 71.
NFL Environmental Program Works to Mitigate Carbon Footprint of Super Bowl
Special operations military vets such as Roger Sparks came all the way from Alaska on a special mission with NFL Green to restore kelp forests that have been decimated from an overpopulated sea urchin species. …This restoration project, led by The Bay Foundation, is one way the NFL is offsetting its environmental impact with the help of underwater… Continue reading NFL Environmental Program Works to Mitigate Carbon Footprint of Super Bowl
Divers remove sea urchins to restore kelp forest in San Pedro during NFL Green Week
Watch as NFL Green and the Los Angeles Super Bowl Host Committee teamed up with Pepsi Stronger Together, Force Blue, The Cabrillo Marine Aquarium and scientists from the Bay Foundation to clean up Cabrillo Beach and restore a kelp forest.
NFL to Embark on Super Bowl Green Week Environmental Efforts
NFL Green and the Los Angeles Super Bowl Host Committee will work with various community groups and experts from the Bay Foundation and Cabrillo Marine Aquarium on a kelp forest restoration project off Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro, as well as a beach cleanup and education. Teams of divers will remove thousands of purple sea… Continue reading NFL to Embark on Super Bowl Green Week Environmental Efforts
As kelp forests again reach for the ocean surface in Santa Monica Bay, life follows
Updated interview with Tom Ford and Heather Burdick of the Bay Foundation about the magic of kelp forests, their importance in mitigating climate change, the role of sea urchins, and restoration of abalone off the coast of Los Angeles.
How Did The OC Oil Spill Impact Local Seafood?
LAist interviews a number of people in OC around the recent oil spill and the safety of local seafood, and asks several Southern California experts if another oil spill will happen. “Change is coming to Southern California but it’s hard to say what that will look like. Tom Ford, CEO of The Bay Foundation, notes that oil… Continue reading How Did The OC Oil Spill Impact Local Seafood?