Kelp Forests

Coast all over are home to one of the most amazing marine habitats in the world; the kelp forest. Only found in nutrient-rich water found most often cold shallow open coastal waters around the temperature of 20⁰c. Kelp forests are located western coast of North America also found to extend to the Arctic and Antarctic Circles.  They are home to a wide verity of different species, such as otters, great white sharks, sea urchins, sea stars, anemones, and a abundance of other species.

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Photo credited to Steve Fisher