Efforts to save kelp forests from ocean warming are ramping up

Efforts to save kelp forests from ocean warming are ramping up

In the coastal waters off British Columbia, tribal volunteers from the Haida Nation dive for purple sea urchins amid a dense forest of rippling golden-brown kelp fronds. Sunlight filters through the canopy, creating a mesmerizing dance of light and shadow, as rays and sea lions wend through the kelp maze, sharks glide past, and bright orange garibaldis dash between the swaying fronds. Kelp forests are biodiversity hot spots teeming with a colorf…