Atlas9 min read
Anglesey: Kelp, Tides and Bird Islands off North Wales
Tidal races, seabird cliffs and reefs of tangle kelp — a guide to the Anglesey coast, Wales' great island corner of the Irish Sea, underwater and above.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
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Atlas9 min read
The Faroe Islands: Kelp in the Atlantic's Tidal Heart
Eighteen islands of basalt in one of the world's strongest tidal landscapes, wrapped in kelp. A guide to the Faroes' reefs, races, seabirds and cold-water diving.
Tom Okafor ·
Atlas9 min read
Helgoland: Germany's Only Kelp Island
Helgoland, 46 km off Germany's North Sea coast, holds the country's only kelp forests — and one of the world's longest marine ecological records. A guide.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Atlas7 min read
St Abbs to Eyemouth: Scotland's Voluntary Marine Reserve and Its Kelp Reefs
On the Berwickshire coast, one of Britain's first voluntary marine reserves protects tangle kelp forest, wolf-fish dens and clear North Sea water.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Encyclopedia8 min read
Tangle Kelp / Cuvie (Laminaria hyperborea): Europe's Forest-Former Species Profile
Laminaria hyperborea builds the kelp forests of Europe's cold coasts — with stiff stipes standing like an undersea grove. Biology, harvest history, ecology.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·
Atlas9 min read
Lofoten: Kelp Forests Under the Northern Lights
Inside the Arctic Circle, warm Atlantic water meets polar light cycles and grows some of Europe's richest kelp forests. A guide to Lofoten's underwater jungle.
Tom Okafor ·
Atlas9 min read
Norway's Mid-Coast: From Trondheim to the Tangle Kelp Frontier
From Trondheimsfjorden to the skerries of Hitra and Frøya, mid-Norway holds some of Europe's finest tangle kelp forests. A coastal atlas guide.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Encyclopedia9 min read
Oarweed (Laminaria digitata): Species Profile
Oarweed is the digitate kelp marking the low-water line of North Atlantic shores. Learn its biology, industrial past, and the warm-water rival now replacing it.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·