Seaweed photography

While this year has been all about bamboo being used in fabrics, next year will see seaweed slip into our wardrobes in the form of a material called Seacell.

Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park and National Marine Sanctuary, California; Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) with sun rays streaming through from behind , Copyright © Matthew Meier, matthewmeierphoto.com All Rights Reserved

Is seaweed the next energy frontier on which humans can rely? The government is exploring how giant seaweed farms could make biomass for renewable energy.

Close up of Seaweed on New England Coast

Kelp fronds. Giant Kelp photo. Macrocystis pyrifera photograph. Photograph #01273 by Phillip Colla / Oceanlight.com.

Giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera East End Reef, San Clemente Island, Los Angeles County, California approximate depth: 30 feet (9m) probable water temperature: 56ºF (13ºC) This photograph of the grwoing end of a stalk of Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp) was taken on a Sea Divers trip to San Clemente Island in February 2008. I was looking at some of my older Southern California underwater photographs the other day and I thought this one was just a nice image, so I decided to post it here. You…

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Seaweed is fundamental to life in the oceans. This book illustrates common marine algae with brilliant photographs and explains the basic science of seaweed in a lyrical and easy-to understand way. It is a magical combination of art and science.