Help for kelp

A global review of kelp conservation efforts has found the strongest restoration programmes are built on unlikely partnerships between scientists, fishers, Indigenous groups and coastal communities.

Published today in The Journal of Applied Phycology, the study brought together more than 100 researchers and practitioners from 35 regions with kelp forests, creating the first global comparison of how these vital marine ecosystems are being protected and restored.

Lead author Dr Aaron Eger says regions making the most progress are those where conservation is connected to the people who depend on healthy kelp forests.