Restoration Objective:

The objective of restoration was to increase ecosystem services.

Cause Of Decline:

Macrocystis pyrifera beds along the southern California coast were relatively stable prior to 1940. Declines were first reported in 1945 in areas nearest major sewage outfalls. This deterioration progressively affected beds at increasing distances from the outfalls, leaving small patches. Deterioration of kelp accelerated when an influx of warm oceanic water persisted off California from 1957-1959.

Key Reasons For Decline:

Multiple

Scientific Paper

The Marine plant biomass of the Pacific Northwest coast (Chapter: Kelp Restoration in Southern California)

K.C. Wilson, P.L. Haaker, D.A. Hanan

https://scholar.google.com/ci...ew=cKp7ZgoAAAAJ:d1gkVwhDpl0C

Organisation:

California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Site Observations:

Observation Date

1st Aug 1976 – 1st Jan 1977

Action Summary:

At Point Fermin, several thousand adult and juvenile Macrocystis plants were transplanted, mass cultures were dispersed, and gill netting was used to reduce large numbers of herbivorous fishes.

Lessons Learned:

This study transplanted juvenile and adult kelp plants from healthy kelp beds to new areas and focused on sea urchin control to ensure successful transplantation.

Project Outcomes:

A small Macrocystis canopy calculated to be 0.12 ha was first noted at Whites Pt. in August 1976 (two years after transplantation) and by January 1977 this canopy had grown to 0.69 ha.

Key Reasons For Decline:

Multiple

Area of Restoration (Ha)

0.7

Indicator Data:

Indicator:	Ending Value:	Starting Value:
Area	6900.0000 m²	0.0000 m²

California Department of Fish and Wildlife - Point Fermin

Restoration Project

California Department of Fish and Wildlife - Point Fermin

Restoration Objective:

Cause Of Decline:

Key Reasons For Decline:

Multiple

Scientific Paper

The Marine plant biomass of the Pacific Northwest coast (Chapter: Kelp Restoration in Southern California)

Organisation:

California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Country

Primary Organisation

California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Increasing Ecosystem Services

Macrocystis pyrifera

Site Observations:

Observation Date

1st Aug 1976 – 1st Jan 1977

Action Summary:

Lessons Learned:

Project Outcomes:

Key Reasons For Decline:

Multiple

Area of Restoration (Ha)

0.7

Indicator Data:

Indicator:

Ending Value:

Starting Value:

Area

Recorded By

Macrocystis pyrifera

Increasing Ecosystem Services

Ecological

Socioeconomic

Transplanted Adults

Removed Herbivorous Fish