OPINION: Restoring Bull Kelp is Critical in the Fight to Save Puget Sound
Bull kelp, the whiplike brown algae seen bobbing in Puget Sound this time of year, has a superpower. Capable of growing up to a foot of new foliage each day, it forms vast underwater forests, the scaffolding of an undersea world rich in marine life.
Fish, including young salmon, seek refuge within and dine on the kelp's gangly leaflike blades. Crab and other crustaceans also feast on its armlike stipes that rise from the seafloor to the water's surface. Even orcas visit, biting pieces to use...
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