California Sea Grant: Request for Proposals
Kelp Recovery Research Program
Research to restore California kelp forests
California’s north coast has recently been devastated by unprecedented declines in bull kelp, attributed to a “perfect storm” of changing ocean conditions, including persistent warm water temperatures, sea star wasting disease, and an explosion in purple sea urchin populations. California’s central and south coasts have been similarly affected by severe declines in giant kelp, but these declines have been patchier than those on the north coast.
To help inform management decisions to restore and protect these kelp ecosystems, California Sea Grant and the California Ocean Protection Council (OPC), in coordination with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), are now soliciting proposals for projects that will directly inform the efforts of resource managers to protect and restore kelp ecosystems statewide. California Sea Grant and OPC will only consider funding “solutions-oriented” research through this call — in other words, projects that will directly contribute to the recovery of kelp ecosystems and coastal communities.
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