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bull kelp

British  

noun

  1. any of various large brown seaweeds of Pacific and Antarctic waters

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Past marine heat waves have decimated California’s kelp, “with bull kelp habitats declining 90% in Northern California since 2014,” Jaros said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

There are still huge challenges to overcome before California’s bull kelp is on the path to recovery.

From Seattle Times Dec. 8, 2023

DNR surveys estimate about 60% to 80% of the bull kelp in Central and South Puget Sound has vanished in the past century.

From Seattle Times Oct. 31, 2021

Mr. Smith identified the bare rocks as icebergs, the wavy tresses as brown strands of bull kelp and the deep-diving animal as a sea lion or walrus.

From New York Times Jul. 2, 2021

The cliffs were steep here and very high, but we wove a stout rope of bull kelp and fastened it to rocks at the top of the cliff so that it hung to the water.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell

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