Bringing back the Lost Kelp Forests of Europe - Project Vlog
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- Опубликовано: 25 сен 2021
- We have finally kicked off our kelp restoration trial! With this project we aim to test how well we can propagate golden kelp using the spore bag technique. The goal will be to use this technique together with others to start scaling up our impact on the ocean floor.
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Seaweeds are of immense value for marine ecosystems. Kelp, the largest of them all, form spectacular underwater forests that provide habitat for fish, clean the water and sequester carbon. Unfortunately, large swaths of these subaquatic forests have disappeared from the coast of many European countries. Although many factors appear to be contributing to this trend, there is still a lot we don’t know about the ecosystems engineered by seaweeds and this makes it difficult to carry out effective conservation and restoration work. We have partnered with SeaForester to make large scale restoration of seaweed forests along the coast of Portugal a reality.
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Im so happy with your organization. I know my carbon footprint offset funds that i contribute monthly to mossy doing something real & tangible. Love these updates.
Hi Diane, thank you for the nice words! It is our pleasure to have you as a member and make all this work possible :) - Duarte
You must be one of the only rewilding organisations I know of that has such great interactivity with the public through these vlogs and videos 🤩 it is my dream to work with you guys one day
Hi Alana, hope all is well with you :) I know you are currently doing some work with griffons in the Apennines? or are you back in the UK already? There should be plenty of opportunities for us to work together in the future I'm sure :) - sent ou a message on LinkedIn.
these guys are not only biologists but, they also learn about the biological history about every area they survey, good work
The best part of this kinds of projects is how it makes the problem and receive more attention, and maybe in the future governments themselfs can make projects like this but in a larger scale
Also it helps to absorve carbon near a heavely populated area in Portugal
Cheers Joaquim, some news on the kelp project soon! - Cheers, Duarte
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I had no idea Europe had kelp forests! I assumed they were native to the pacific
From the north of Norway to the south of Portugal :) Much of it gone but hopefully we can bring some back. We have some exciting news on this project coming soon! - cheers Duarte
@@MossyEarth Keep us updated with a new video if anything occurs! In the pacific, the kelp forests have started dwindling because of the amount of sea urchin spawning and its natural predators dying (Sea Stars) and very little Sea Otter Activity..
Why use plastic too tie it down? Mesh of a natural fibre and wire instead of tie wraps seems a lot more eco friendly.
I'm also curious about that, especially the small cable ties. Maybe they used biodegradable plastic though? Would love to hear a bit more about that!
This is what bothered me as well. Great job on reviving kelp, but please do not use plastic. Biodegradable plastic is a sham btw, still needs to be processed in a specific way.
Was thinking the same. Metal mesh & natural fibre twine
It sucks they never answered your very, very valid question :(
Because they're going to remove it when they come back, and plastic is a cheap and effective material.
This is so exciting! How did they pick the locations for planting? Seems like they had identified very precise spots.
Good question! Let me run this one by Tiago today and get back to you :)
The suitable sites have a rocky reef which the kelp can attach to and are at a suitable depth (up to 20 m for this species). Here, where visibility is often poor, they are likely to prefer the shallower end of this range as there is more light. There are many sites that seem suitable around the area, these were some of the first we identified. - Tiago, Conservation Biologist at Mossy Earth
Great kick off for this project. Looking forward to the test results. Regards from Canada.
Thank you William! We will be posting the results here on the channel as well as the next stages of the project so be sure to keep an eye out :)
How will you remove the plastic straps and mesh once the kelp starts growing? Very inspiring stuff you guys do!
Keep up the good work guys! Fingers crossed!
Thank you Jarom! We will keep doing our best and let you know how the project progresses!
You should bring beavers back to California you help with the droughts in the deserts
Loving this company
Wonderful!
Fantastic work!
This videos are getting better and better ! So interesting, can't wait to see what's coming next :)
Thank you Jules! We hope to keep working to make them better and better. They are an important communication tool for us :)
Interesting stuff. Can you give an idea on how long it will take to see if the tests produce results? I have no idea on kelp propagation or growth rates 🤔
Good question! Let me run this one by Tiago today and get back to you :)
It is very hard to say as they may attach successfully but only start growing when conditions are right. We may see something this spring. We will be monitoring the site regularly and keep you updated! - Tiago, Conservation Biologist at Mossy Earth
Now it's ine year ago. Pls be so kind and update us.. May be with new video of the grow Forrest.
Incredible work!
thank you Matthew!
Soooo much Kelp around my home county Wexford’s coast
Awesome!
Thanks!
Please do follow-up vlogs on all these amazing projects. It not only shows people the success rate but also assures that these projects are being looked after, not just some plant and forget activities to gain fame.
Thank you for all your hard work, keep going! ❤
I just discovered this channel. And I’ll discuss with my wife how much well contribute, because I love it.
My question is, has this method worked as intended)
love you guys
Cantabrian sea please, good place to start Santoña in Cantabria (North of Spain).
We could use some help on the south jetty of Humbolt bay California we use to have great little patches about 8 years ago.Now they’ve have all seem to disappear.the purple urchin is probably responsible but also the local sawdust mill might be part of the problem.They we’re closed down during the time we had a good kelp bed but since they re opened it has been dismal for kelp.I am a shore fisherman and so I noticed the numbers and size of rockcod have definitely gone down since the depletion of the kelps.Is there a way to introduce some wrasse fish and great sun starfish back into the system to help keep the urchins in check while also checking local pollution outputs from local companies that are on the bay
Thanks in advance
I assume you're going to be working on kelp-bags to make sure they're plastic-free in the future?
As long as the plastic doesn't get thrown into the ocean I see no problema in using
@@joaquimbarbosa896 I think they mean the plastic zip ties that got left in the ocean? not sure tho
@@dominikrode8184 I guess they'll just remove them eventually
Man i cant wait for an update on this
Goood
How long does it take before the kelp starts growing visually?
You need otters along with 'replanting' kelp, otherwise it's a waste of time, 'seedlings' and money
We need more beavers in California and to plants trees for them
Does it really make sense to bring Portuguese kelp to the British Isles? There is a long history of the Irish, Welsh, and Scots of harvesting and using the native species of seaweed.
Can you come to Cantabria? you could start in Santoña, a natural coastal city in the North of Cantabria, in the North of Spain 🇪🇸
Friendly suggestion: don’t just take gps coordinates. Also triangulate location of 3 shore structures as a backup to locate planting sites.
I hope you will provide updates on progress at each site. It would be heartening to get good news.
Any updates on the results of this?
what s up with the kelp did it succeed ?
Hi I love what you do could we speak if so how
What caused the loss of the kelp in the first place. From my experience it is pretty hardy.
Hi! There is no research on this I'm afraid. I believe it to be a mix of trawling and pollution especially sediment which blocked photosynthesis. Climate change might also play a role. With this project and future projects with kelp we are essentially trying to create some baselines to understand what is possible but also what the challenges are. - Cheers, Duarte
@@MossyEarth maybe got wiped out by sea erchins. What are the predators of sea erchins in the area
@@MossyEarth in the video you say the water is really murky. Maybe that's the result of erosion, but more importantly, maybe it doesn't leave enough light for the kelp's photosynthesis. Just speculating.
When will we get an update?
This week I think
Northern Ireland has a booming industry growing the "weed" . They're selling it online .
So they aent like just plants lol
Not wanting to s**t on your work at all, but:
This seems like a ridiculously expansive method to get spores to the ground.
Could it be you just wanted to have a nice diving expedition paid by somebody else?
I mean - diving, injecting screws into stones, binding up plastic mesh bags with plastic binders which, i assume, will stay down there endlessly...
When you could simply have tied those dried spore-carriers to small rocks, if you like with predation protection of some kind, and drop them overboard in large numbers at the right places?
Less waste, far less time and resource waste overall and you could spread a lot of the stuff easily from any boat.
This just seems like doing a rewilding project by handraising every single cub by bottle....