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Eden & Twofold Bay: Whaling History, New Kelp Forests

Eden's Twofold Bay holds one of Australia's deepest natural harbours, kelp beds full of weedy seadragons — and the strangest whaling story ever written.

Tom Okafor · September 26, 2026

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Iodine from Seaweed: The Industry That Started It All

For a century the world's iodine came from burned kelp. The story of kelp ash, a wartime accident in Paris, and what remains of seaweed iodine today.

Naomi Reyes · September 20, 2026

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