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Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus): The Bottom-Feeder That Navigates by Kelp

Gray whales swim some 10,000 km each way between Arctic feeding grounds and Baja lagoons, hugging the kelp line. Feeding, migration, kelping and survival.

Dr. Mara Ellison · September 26, 2026

Encyclopedia9 min read

Gray Whales and Kelp Forests: The Sentinel of the Coastal Migration

Gray whales hug kelp coastlines for 20,000 kilometres a year — feeding, rubbing and hiding calves in the kelp line. The whale–kelp forest connection, explained.

Dr. Mara Ellison · September 26, 2026

Atlas9 min read

Magdalena Bay: Kelp at the Edge of the Mangroves

Where the California Current's kelp fringe meets Baja's mangrove lagoons — a meeting of two worlds, winter whales and the southern frontier of giant kelp.

Tom Okafor · September 26, 2026

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