Recent News

11-15-2009

Zuma Jay's righteous choice: clean water

11-06-2009

Septic tanks on their way out in Malibu

11-06-2009

Malibu Bans Septic Tanks, Residents Steamed

9-03-2009

The Battle for Rocky Point

6-24-2009

Water board, city struggle over septic permitting issues

6-12-2009

Water board delays decision on $1.65 mil Paradise Cove fine

5-28-2009

Surfrider makes Heal the Bay's Top 10 Beach Bummer list

5-1-2009

The Edge's green pitch for Malibu riles residents

4-29-2009

Water board cites 38 Malibu business for violations

4-15-2009

Baykeeper slaps city with Legacy Park lawsuit

 
Events

November 14 , 2009

Stone Canyon Creek Restoration
Please help Santa Monica Baykeeper restore Stone Canyon Creek on UCLA's campus!

 

November 21 , 2009

Stone Canyon Creek Restoration
Please help Santa Monica Baykeeper restore Stone Canyon Creek on UCLA's campus!

 




Kelp Project Species Identification

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Species Sampled in Quadrats | Species Sampled in Band Transects

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Invasive Species to look for

 

Abalone Batstar
Black_crowned_seaurchin

Sargassum muticum
Young plants have flat, symmetrical (fern-like) fronds with a notched tip. Older specimens are 1+ m tall and loosely branched with small oval bladders and long finger-like receptacles
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Caulerpa taxifolia
Brilliant green flat, leafy (fern-like) fronds
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Undaria pinnatifida
Alga with wide brown to yellow-tan blades,
Mature plants have a divided midrib,
holdfast, stipe (stem).
Young plants have holdfast, stipe, undivided blade and initally no midrib
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The Kelp Project also looks for and records all other notable species encountered during sampling.

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Species Sampled in Quadrats | Species Sampled in Band Transects

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Special thanks to volunteer diver Ian Craig for donating his pictures!

 

 

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