Post-Blob, California’s kelp crisis isn’t going away

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Sep 9, 2025, 10:44 am115 ptsTrending
FORT BRAGG, U.S. — In 2024, I was scuba diving in Northern California’s Casper Cove where the Watermen’s Alliance, a group of ex-abalone sports divers, has been culling purple urchins since 2020. It had been six years since abalone season shut down, following the region’s kelp forest collapse. About 4…

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