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Action Alerts |
*Santa Monica Baykeeper has issued a public statement on the importance of the new southern Californian Marine Protected Areas, and the role of our program M.P.A. Watch. Please click here to read. And spread the word*
King Tides have arrived in California! King tides are extreme high tide events that occur as the result of the combined gravitational forces of the sun and moon, providing a glimpse of what rising sea levels could look like in the coming years. Take some photos from January 21-22 or February 6-8 and submit them to our statewide King Tides Photo Initiative site. For more information about King Tides, or where to view them, click here.
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Recent News |
October 22, 2011 |
Dailybreeze.com |
Kelp Forest Restoration Project |
October 26, 2011 |
Santa Monica Patch |
Baykeeper praises Hermosa Beach ban of Styrofoam take out containers |
November 22, 2011 |
Slow Living Radio |
Liz Crosson LIVE discussing Baykeeper projects |
November 29, 2011 |
Los Angeles Times |
Stormwater runoff from La Brea Tar Pits and LA County remediation project |
December 22, 2011 |
The Daily Breeze |
The connection between king tides & sea level rise |
December 31, 2011 |
Los Angeles Times |
Volunteers to help patrol new MPA Watch program |
January 10, 2012 |
Los Angeles Times |
The benefits of MPAs, and the proper role of volunteer watch programs |
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Calendar |
JOIN US FOR UNDERWATER PARKS DAY!
Saturday, January 21st
In commemoration of the 4th Annual Underwater Parks Day, join Santa Monica Baykeeper at a volunteer training session for our brand new program, MPA Watch. This is a hands on citizen monitoring program on our boat which will gather data to determine the efficacy of our new Marine Protected Areas, as well as provide an opportunity to reach out to the fishing & recreational water-sports communities about the new regulations and benefits of Southern California’s new Underwater Parks. For more information please contact Brian Meux at bmeux@smbaykeeper.org, or call (310) 305-9645 ext. 107.
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Kelp
Project Species Identification
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Click
here to go back to Baykeeper Kelp Page
Species
Sampled in Quadrats | Species
Sampled in Band Transects
Click
here for a printable version
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look for |
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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
Click
Here for More Information
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Caulerpa
taxifolia
Brilliant
green flat, leafy (fern-like) fronds
Click
Here for More Information
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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
Click
Here for More Information
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The Kelp Project also looks for and records all
other notable species encountered during sampling.
Click
here to go back to Baykeeper Kelp Page
Species
Sampled in Quadrats | Species
Sampled in Band Transects
Click
here for a printable version
Special
thanks to volunteer diver Ian Craig for donating his pictures!
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