Monterey Bay Aquarium
886 Cannery Row
Monterey, California 93940
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Regular Hours
10 a.m.–6 p.m. Daily
Closed Dec. 25

Summer (May 26–Sept. 1)
9:30 a.m.–6 p.m.

Summer Weekends
(July 5–Sept. 1) Sat. & Sun.
9:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

Holidays
9:30 a.m.–6 p.m.

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Kelp Forest Activities, Videos & Resources

Activities & Games


		Is There Kelp in Your Cupboard? Be a seaweed sleuth and find the kelp in your house. Play online or at home.

		Kelp Forest Poster & I Spy See what animals you can spot in our kelp forest poster, then create your own kelp forest.

		Kelp Forest Crossword Challenge yourself with this crossword puzzle to see what you know about the kelp forest.

		Habitat Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge kelp forest or deep sea animals to online tic-tac-toe.


	Kelp Forest Interactive Explore the kelp forest with our kelp forest interactive

	Critter Cards and Games Collect kelp forest critter cards to color, play games with, or use to create your own field guide.

	Coloring Pages Print personalized pages of your favorite animals, like sea otters, sharks and jellies.

You'll find more fun things to do in our Activities & Games section.


		Kelp Forest Spotting Guide See what animals you can spot during your next visit or on our live web cam.

		Cool Facts How many seaweeds grow in our kelp forest? Find out!

		Kelp Forest Animals Photos and information about animals and plants found in kelp forests.

		E-Postcard Send a wolf-eel postcard!

		Dictionary Need help with a scientific term? Use our handy dictionary.

Abalone Feeding (689k)		Sea Urchin Reproducing (2 MB)
Creating our Kelp Forest Exhibit (3.5 MB)		Sea Cucumber Feeding (756k)
Hermit Crab Feeding (804k)		Snail Feeding (586k)
Leopard Shark Swimming (265k)
You'll find many more videos in our Video Library.

Kelp Forest Resources

On Our Web Site

Sea Searchers Handbook: Kelp Forest Chapter (PDF Format)

Information about the kelp forest habitat, the animals that live there and fun kelp forest activities to do as a family or in the classroom.

You'll find more educational resources in our Classroom Learning and Resources section.

AlgaeBase

A database of information on terrestrial, marine and freshwater algae. Includes photos, search function and lots of great information.

Algae Information (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History)

Information about their algae collection, abstracts from publications and instructions for collecting and preserving algae.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) Marine Botany

Descriptions and photos of current research projects involving coastal ocean habitats, seaweeds and algae.
MBARI scientists, engineers and staff collaborate on a range of marine research projects. The projects span the interdisciplinary fields of ocean science, including marine biology, ecology, chemistry and geology.

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: Kelp Forest and Rocky Subtidal

A comprehensive and educational scientific characterization of an important habitat in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

Partnership for the Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO)

PISCO is a long-term, large-scale research program aimed at more fully understanding the nearshore environments on the U.S. West Coast.

Phycological Society of America

This site links to many algae-related scientific publications and has information on opportunities to study algae.

Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network (SIMoN) Kelp Forest Overview

SIMoN is a long-term program that takes an ecosystem approach to identifying and understanding changes to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Their kelp forest pages include information about the kelp forest habitat in Monterey Bay and ongoing kelp forest monitoring projects.

Seaweed Site (National University of Ireland)

Virtual Kelp Forest Dive (National Geographic)

Venture above and below the waters of the Monterey Bay sanctuary in this interactive feature, a companion to the Sustainable Seas Expeditions site.

Inspiring conservation of the oceans