Atlas7 min read
Dive Guide: Cape Point — Diving the Two-Ocean Kelp Forest
At the Cape of Good Hope, cold Atlantic upwelling and False Bay warmth build towering kelp. A practical dive guide to Cape Point's sites, seasons and permits.
Tom Okafor ·
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Atlas7 min read
Dive Guide: Loch Carron — Scotland's Maerl and Kelp Maze
Loch Carron hides maerl beds, flame shells and kelp-fringed narrows. A practical Scottish sea-loch dive guide: sites, seasons, slack water and wildlife.
Tom Okafor ·
Atlas11 min read
Dive Guide: Milford Sound — the Kelp Forest That Never Sees the Sun
Beneath Milford Sound's dark freshwater layer lies a shallow reef of black corals and kelp. How to dive Piopiotahi: operators, seasons, gear and the signature sites.
Tom Okafor ·
Atlas7 min read
Dive Guide: Rickett's Point — Melbourne's Pocket of Great Southern Reef
Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary is Melbourne's easiest kelp-country snorkel and shore dive. A practical guide to the reefs, seasons and calm-water windows.
Tom Okafor ·
Explore11 min read
Shore Diving Into Kelp: Picking Sites and Reading Entries
A field guide to choosing kelp shore-dive sites — what habitat makes kelp grow, four site archetypes and how to dive each, and what the canopy itself tells you.
Tom Okafor ·
Atlas10 min read
Dive Guide: Monterey Breakwater — the Easy Kelp Forest Shore Dive
San Carlos Beach is California's easiest first kelp dive. A practical planner: when to go, where to gear up, and a step-by-step circuit under the canopy.
Tom Okafor ·
Atlas9 min read
Diving Fortescue Bay: Tasmania's Deep Kelp Gardens
A field guide to diving Fortescue Bay on Tasmania's Tasman Peninsula — kelp gardens, weedy seadragons, sea caves, conditions and what the site says about kelp loss.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Atlas9 min read
Diving Casino Point: A Kelp Cathedral on Catalina
Everything you need to dive Casino Point Dive Park on Catalina Island — entry steps, kelp forest routes, garibaldi and giant sea bass, conditions, and getting there.
Tom Okafor ·