Giant Kelp photos

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Kelp canopy, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Kelp canopy.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 00250

Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, Trachurus symmetricus, San Clemente Island

Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest.
Species: Pacific Jack Mackerel, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Trachurus symmetricus
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 00256

Jack mackerel and kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Trachurus symmetricus, San Clemente Island

Jack mackerel and kelp.
Species: Pacific Jack Mackerel, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Trachurus symmetricus
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 00380

Kelp canopy, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Kelp canopy.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 00600

Kelp canopy, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Kelp canopy.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 00601

Kelp canopy, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Kelp canopy.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 00602

Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 00617

Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 00628

Jack mackerel schooling in kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Trachurus symmetricus, San Clemente Island

Jack mackerel schooling in kelp.
Species: Pacific Jack Mackerel, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Trachurus symmetricus
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 01019

Kelp plants with fronds extended in current, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Kelp plants with fronds extended in current.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 01050

Kelp fronds, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Kelp fronds.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 01273

Kelp plants growing toward surface and spreading to form a canopy, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Kelp plants growing toward surface and spreading to form a canopy.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 01293

Kelp fronds and forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Kelp fronds and forest.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 01497

Kelp fronds, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Kelp fronds.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 01498

Kelp canopy, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Kelp canopy.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 02118

Kelp forest canopy, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Kelp forest canopy.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 02121

Kelp detail, San Diego, Macrocystis pyrifera

Kelp detail, San Diego.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: California
Image ID: 02125

Kelp detail showing pneumatocysts (air bladders) attached to stipe, San Diego, Macrocystis pyrifera

Kelp detail showing pneumatocysts (air bladders) attached to stipe, San Diego.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: California
Image ID: 02126

Kelp spread over ocean surface to form a canopy, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Kelp spread over ocean surface to form a canopy.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 02129

Kelp frond in motion, time exposure, Macrocystis pyrifera, Santa Barbara Island

Kelp frond in motion, time exposure.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 02344

Kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Kelp forest.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 02409

Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts, Macrocystis pyrifera, Santa Barbara Island

Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 02436

Kelp detail showing pneumatocysts (air bladders), Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Kelp detail showing pneumatocysts (air bladders).
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 02497

Kelp stipe and blades, Macrocystis pyrifera, Santa Barbara Island

Kelp stipe and blades.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 02498

Drift kelp, open ocean, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Diego, California

Drift kelp, open ocean.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 02501

Kelp bed. Giant macrocystis kelp is anchored on the ocean floor and grows to reach the ocean surface, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Kelp bed. Giant macrocystis kelp is anchored on the ocean floor and grows to reach the ocean surface.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 02502

Kelp bed, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Kelp bed.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 02504

Jack mackerel and kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Trachurus symmetricus, San Clemente Island

Jack mackerel and kelp.
Species: Pacific Jack Mackerel, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Trachurus symmetricus
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 02743

Divers and kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Divers and kelp forest.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 02990

Kelp detail showing pneumatocysts (air bladders), Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Kelp detail showing pneumatocysts (air bladders).
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 03051

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