Restoration Projects:
- The objective of this study was to determine the effects of the 'Exxon Valdez' oil spill and clean-up efforts on intertidal Fucus gardneri populations and associated organisms. They also investigated processes affecting E. gardneri recruitment, early survival and regeneration, and determined natural weathering rates for tar.
The objective of restoration was to re-establish ecosystem services provided by kelp forests, particularly fisheries production. Currently testing Hand harvest of urchin by commercial divers + kelp enhancement as a kelp forest restoration tool.
