Tidewright — Coastal Atlas https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas Guides to the world’s kelp coastlines — the Great Southern Reef, Monterey Bay, Hokkaido, Norway, Patagonia — their ecology, seasons and stories. Abel Tasman & Golden Bay: Granite Arches, Scallop Sands and Northern South Island Kelp https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/abel-tasman-golden-bay https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/abel-tasman-golden-bay Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Granite headlands, golden sand and golden kelp: New Zealand's smallest national park meets scallop country at the top of the South Island. The Abrolhos: Where Kelp and Coral Share the Same Reef https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/abrolhos-islands https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/abrolhos-islands Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Houtman Abrolhos hosts the Indian Ocean's southernmost coral reefs beside golden kelp beds — the live boundary where warm current meets temperate sea. The Alaska Peninsula: Where Two Seas Collide over Kelp https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/alaska-peninsula-kelp https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/alaska-peninsula-kelp Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT An 800-km volcanic chain between the North Pacific and the Bering Sea — passes, salmon rivers, cold kelp forests on one side, sand on the other. Amakusa: Seaweed Craft on Kyushu's Island Coast https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/amakusa-seaweed-coast https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/amakusa-seaweed-coast Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A seaweed guide to the Amakusa islands of Kumamoto: Ariake Sea nori farms, dolphin straits, hidden-Christian villages, and Japan's biggest tides. Amsterdam Island: Kelp at the Bottom of the World https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/amsterdam-island-kelp https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/amsterdam-island-kelp Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Giant kelp at the warm edge of its range, albatrosses that breed nowhere else, and a scientists-only island: a guide to the kelp coast of Amsterdam Island. Anacapa Island: Kelp Forests in the Shadow of the Mainland https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/anacapa-island https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/anacapa-island Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Anacapa is the nearest of the Channel Islands — an hour from Ventura, a world away underwater. Its kelp beds, conservation wins and how to dive them. Anglesey: Kelp, Tides and Bird Islands off North Wales https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/anglesey-coast https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/anglesey-coast Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. The Antarctic Peninsula: Seaweed Forests at the Frozen Edge of the Kelp World https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/antarctic-peninsula-seaweed-forests https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/antarctic-peninsula-seaweed-forests Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT No true kelp grows south of the Antarctic polar front, yet the Peninsula guards seaweed forests of its own. A guide to the frozen edge. Arraial do Cabo: Brazil's Cold-Water Oasis https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/arraial-do-cabo-upwelling https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/arraial-do-cabo-upwelling Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A region guide to Arraial do Cabo — the wind-driven upwelling that chills Brazil's warm coast, its kelp-like Sargassum beds, rich reefs and dive-season rhythms. New Zealand's Subantarctic Islands: The Kelp Kingdom Nobody Visits https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/auckland-campbell-islands https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/auckland-campbell-islands Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT South of New Zealand lie wind-torn islands wrapped in some of Earth's densest kelp forests. A guide to the Auckland and Campbell islands' wild underwater world. Kelp and Seaweed Forests of the Azores: A Coastal Atlas Guide https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/azores-kelp-coast https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/azores-kelp-coast Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Nine volcanic islands in the mid-Atlantic hold warm-water seaweed forests instead of true kelp — plus limpets, groupers and mobulas. An atlas guide to the Azores underwater. The Azores: Volcanic Reefs and Kelp at the Atlantic's Midpoint https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/azores-volcanic-reefs https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/azores-volcanic-reefs Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Nine islands on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge offer lava arches, seamount pinnacles and deep-water kelp gardens — a diver's atlas of volcanic reef ecology in the Azores. Bahía Magdalena: Lagoon Life and Kelp at the Pacific's Edge https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/bahia-magdalena https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/bahia-magdalena Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bahía Magdalena on Baja's Pacific coast shelters gray whales in mangrove lagoons — and hides giant kelp at its southern limit on the ocean shore outside. Bantry Bay: Kelp Forests of Ireland's Deep Southwestern Bite https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/bantry-bay https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/bantry-bay Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A coastal atlas guide to Bantry Bay, West Cork — a drowned valley of kelp forest, shellfish farms and Ireland's great kelp-harvest battle. The Murman Coast: Kelp Forests on Russia's Ice-Free Arctic Shore https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/barents-sea-murmansk https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/atlas/barents-sea-murmansk Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A Coastal Atlas guide to Russia's Murman Coast, the ice-free Arctic shore warmed by the Gulf Stream, where kelp forests grow far past the polar circle.