Divers armed with hammers spark hope in efforts to save kelp forests: ‘It’s ecologically sanctioned mayhem’
Rising global temperatures have upset the balance of the ecosystem in our oceans, and each change has ripple effects that spell bad news for more and more species. These changes can be disastrous for kelps, the large brown (and sometimes green) algae that provide shelter and food for thousands of marine creatures, per the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.