Atlas9 min read
Dive Guide: Deception Pass — Current, Wharf Piles and Kelp
Deception Pass is Washington's most current-swept dive. How to time the slack, where to enter, and what lives on this bull kelp corridor between islands.
Tom Okafor ·
#currents
7 articles
Science9 min read
How Kelp Spores Travel: Dispersal and the Hidden Map of Coastal Connectivity
Kelp forests only look isolated. Spores, drifting fronds and invisible currents link reefs into a network — and that map is the key to restoring them.
Dr. Elias Brandt ·
Science11 min read
How Kelp Travels: Spore Dispersal and the Lottery of Settlement
Kelp forests travel one microscopic spore at a time. How far spores really go, what decides where they settle, and why dispersal shapes every restoration plan.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Science8 min read
Marine Connectivity: How Reefs Are Linked by Currents
Reefs are joined by currents into a living network. How connectivity works, why stepping stones matter, and how it shapes marine reserves and kelp restoration.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·
Science10 min read
Ocean Gyres: The Great Slow Wheels of the Sea
Five vast gyres turn like slow wheels in every ocean basin, shaping currents, climate and where plastic gathers. Here's how ocean gyres actually work.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·
Science8 min read
Ekman Transport: Why Wind-Driven Water Walks Sideways
Wind blows, water turns ninety degrees. The gentle physics of Ekman transport — the spiral beneath the surface, coastal upwelling, gyre hills and spills.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·
Science7 min read
Why Corals and Kelp Rarely Mix: The Biogeography of the Two Forests
Coral reefs and kelp forests are the ocean's two great forests, but they almost never share a shore. Temperature, light and a line drawn by chemistry decide who rules.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·