Presentation Abstract
Bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana, has declined sharply in recent decades in central Strait of Georgia (Salish Sea) due to factors that are not well understood. The Nile Creek Enhancement Society started a project in 2011 to study local ocean conditions at a natural kelp bed (south Denman I.) and at a restoration site (Maude Reef, Hornby I.) where culture techniques are being applied to re-establish bull kelp. The project was funded by Pacific Salmon Foundation initially, with volunteer involvement from Hornby Island Diving, support from Conservancy Hornby Island, and collaboration with Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, Vancouver Island University Deep Bay Station and the Save the Kelp project of Gabriola Island. A kelp culture grid was installed at Maude Reef and two years of work on kelp growout and monitoring of the restoration site in comparison with the natural kelp bed has been completed. Diver observations and results of temperature and light intensity measurements at two depths at each site will be presented and discussed.
Session Title
Session S-03E: Kelp Restoration
Conference Track
Habitat
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
Start Date
30-4-2014 3:30 PM
End Date
30-4-2014 5:00 PM
Location
Room 613-614
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Nereocystis luetkeana--British Columbia--Hornby Island (Island); Nereocystis luetkeana--Habitat--British Columbia--Hornby Island (Island); Restoration ecology--British Columbia--Hornby Island (Island)
Geographic Coverage
Hornby Island (B.C. : Island); Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. For more information about rights or obtaining copies of this resource, please contact University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103, USA (360-650-7534; heritage.resources@wwu.edu) and refer to the collection name and identifier. Any materials cited must be attributed to the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference Records, University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Included in
Bull Kelp Restoration Project at Hornby Island, BC, Canada
Room 613-614
Bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana, has declined sharply in recent decades in central Strait of Georgia (Salish Sea) due to factors that are not well understood. The Nile Creek Enhancement Society started a project in 2011 to study local ocean conditions at a natural kelp bed (south Denman I.) and at a restoration site (Maude Reef, Hornby I.) where culture techniques are being applied to re-establish bull kelp. The project was funded by Pacific Salmon Foundation initially, with volunteer involvement from Hornby Island Diving, support from Conservancy Hornby Island, and collaboration with Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, Vancouver Island University Deep Bay Station and the Save the Kelp project of Gabriola Island. A kelp culture grid was installed at Maude Reef and two years of work on kelp growout and monitoring of the restoration site in comparison with the natural kelp bed has been completed. Diver observations and results of temperature and light intensity measurements at two depths at each site will be presented and discussed.
