Kelp forest ecosystems are iconic and productive features along the coast of California with services that span a wide array of consumptive (e.g., commercial and recreational fishing) and non-consumptive (e.g., tourism, scuba diving and coastal protection) uses. This publication provides an update on the Palos Verdes Kelp Forest Restoration Project
Topic: Abalone
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of the SMBNEP Bay Restoration Plan – September 2016
In 2016, The Bay Foundation (TBF), with support from the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission (SMBRC), was awarded an EPA grant to conduct a broad, risk-based, Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (CCVA) of the objectives in the Santa Monica Bay National Estuary Program (SMBNEP’s) Bay Restoration Plan (BRP). The CCVA identifies risks associated with individual objectives… Continue reading Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of the SMBNEP Bay Restoration Plan – September 2016
Kelp Forest Restoration Annual Report July 2016 – June 2017 (Year 4) – Appendices
Appendices to Year 4 Annual Report including project maps, photos and additional data.
Kelp Forest Restoration Annual Report July 2016 – June 2017 (Year 4)
The purpose of this project is to reduce the density of purple sea urchins to two per square meter within the boundaries of sea urchin barrens off the Palos Verdes Peninsula. This will allow for the recruitment and development of giant kelp and other species of macroalgae. This project will reduce sea urchin grazing pressure… Continue reading Kelp Forest Restoration Annual Report July 2016 – June 2017 (Year 4)
Southern California Green Abalone and Kelp Forest Restoration Project: January 1, 2012 – September 30, 2015
(Abstract) The Southern California Green Abalone and Kelp Forest Restoration Project aims to restore populations of green abalone (Haliotis fulgens), a federal species of concern, to Southern California where they were once plentiful and supported a thriving commercial fishing industry. This pilot project explored methods of spawning, rearing, and outplanting green abalone, investigated the genetic… Continue reading Southern California Green Abalone and Kelp Forest Restoration Project: January 1, 2012 – September 30, 2015
Development and Application of Genomic Tools to The Restoration of Green Abalone in Southern California
(Abstract) Due to severe declines in abundance throughout southern California, the green abalone (Haliotis fulgens Philippi 1845) became protected under a state-sponsored fishery moratorium in 1997 and was declared a NOAA NMFS Species of Concern in 2004. Recently, H. fulgens was chosen for possible stock restoration via translocation of wild adults to depleted habitat and supplementation through releasing… Continue reading Development and Application of Genomic Tools to The Restoration of Green Abalone in Southern California
Kelp Forest Restoration Project
The kelp forest ecosystems off the southern California coast are known to be some of the most diverse and productive ecosystems in the world. They are vital for providing habitat and food for over 700 marine species, including kelp bass, California spiny lobster, abalones, marine mammals, birds, and fish. Many of these kelp forest species… Continue reading Kelp Forest Restoration Project