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New bill aims to protect underwater bull kelp forests
The long golden-brown strands of bull kelp that wash up along Washington’s shores might seem like just beach debris, but they ...
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They look like whips and can grow up to a foot a day. Will Tacoma’s bull kelp go legit?
If you’ve ever walked a beach in South Puget Sound, you’ve seem them — long, brown tendrils that look like they could do some damage if someone used them as a whip. They’re called bull ...
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Protecting the depths: Bull kelp could become WA’s state marine forest
Lawmakers in Olympia are now taking a deep dive into an often-overlooked issue: the protection of bull kelp. House Bill 1631 aims to safeguard crucial habitats for salmon and other species by ...
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Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for West Coast’s Bull Kelp
OAKLAND, Calif.— The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned NOAA Fisheries today to grant Endangered Species Act protection to bull kelp, which faces grave threats from climate change and coastal ...