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08-17-2009, 01:27 PM

An interesting factor in coastal areas is kelp. Kelp beds are overgrazed, and they're a spawning ground and haven for many little critters. It's not relevant for salmon, who spawn upstream in rivers, but it is for their fry and a lot of other species.

Here's some info about efforts to replant. Kelp is a very interesting plant: "Kelp beds are known as the rainforest of the ocean."
http://www.acfnewsource.org/environm...ting_kelp.html

08-17-2009, 01:27 PM	#4
no caste Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Millions of salmon vanish from Canadian river An interesting factor in coastal areas is kelp. Kelp beds are overgrazed, and they're a spawning ground and haven for many little critters. It's not relevant for salmon, who spawn upstream in rivers, but it is for their fry and a lot of other species. Here's some info about efforts to replant. Kelp is a very interesting plant: "Kelp beds are known as the rainforest of the ocean." http://www.acfnewsource.org/environm...ting_kelp.html Last edited by no caste; 08-17-2009 at 07:50 PM.