Rising Tide #137 – Restoring the Underwater Forest: Tom Ford’s Kelp Crusade In this episode of the Rising Tide Ocean Podcast, hosts David Helvarg and Vicki Nichols Goldstein welcome Tom Ford, CEO of the Bay Foundation and Director of the Santa Monica Bay National Estuary Program. They discuss Ford’s journey from his first ocean encounter… Continue reading Restoring the Underwater Forest: Tom Ford’s Kelp Crusade
Topic Category: Restoring Oceans
Kelp Restoration Project to Pluck Purple Urchins from Santa Barbara Channel
SB Independent: New Pilot Project Will Sell Problematic Purples to Restaurants or Turn Them into Agricultural Products. For the two-year initiative, the CFSB is also partnering with The Nature Conservancy California, UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), Santa Barbara City College (SBCC), and The Bay Foundation, and efforts will be funded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt.
Kelp Forest Restoration Annual Report July 2023 – June 2024 (Year 11)
Annual Report of Kelp Restoration Activities, including Stated Components in Scientific Collection Permit (SCP). Prepared for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Kelp Forest Restoration Annual Report July 2022 – June 2023 (Year 10)
Annual Report of Kelp Restoration Activities, including Stated Components in Scientific Collection Permit (SCP). Prepared for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife
2023 Partners in the Spotlight Awards
The Bay Foundation is honored to be recognized as a recipient of the NOAA Fisheries White Abalone 2023 Partner in the Spotlight award. TBF looks forward to continuing our partnership with NOAA Fisheries and advancing the restoration of endangered white abalone.
Kelp Forest Restoration Annual Report July 2021 – June 2022 (Year 9)
Annual Report of Kelp Restoration Activities, including Stated Components in Scientific Collection Permit (SCP). Prepared for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Kelp Forest Restoration Annual Report July 2020 – June 2021 (Year 8)
Annual Report of Kelp Restoration Activities, including Stated Components in Scientific Collecting Permit (SCP). Prepared for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Urchin Gonad Response to Kelp Forest Restoration on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, California
Overpopulation of purple sea urchins (strongylocentrotus purpuratus) has caused “urchin barrens” impacting red sea urchin (mesocentrotus franciscanus) gonad production, a high-value sushi product important to fisheries. Destructive purple sea urchin grazing is also the leading cause of kelp deforestation in the world and has multi-trophic level impacts on species’ use of kelp forest habitat resources. Kelp restoration… Continue reading Urchin Gonad Response to Kelp Forest Restoration on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, California
Saving Endangered Sea Creatures
California Live’s Angela Sun dives into details about ‘The Abalone Restoration Project’ as part of The Bay Foundation’s, an L.A.-based non-profit, work to restore and recover endangered species off the Southern California Coast. Learn how abundance of overharvesting is impacting the underwater ecosystem.
Where the City Meets the Sea: Exploring LA’s Santa Monica Bay with Tom Ford
ASPN hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham speak with Tom Ford about Santa Monica Bay, project planning in light of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and national estuaries.