Kelp Forest

Take a trip to our living, growing kelp forest. Walk through a tunnel at the bottom of a 188,000 gallon tank, and gaze into the kelp as though you were walking along the ocean floor. In this nutrient-rich habitat you’ll see many of the plants and animals you’d find off the Southern California coast, from leopard sharks and garibaldi, to bat rays and moray eels.

Field Guide

Identify the species you see in the kelp tank, and find out how they make a living in the kelp forest.

Which Blade Mixes Better

Conduct your own experiment in a tank of flowing water to see how shape affects the ability of kelp blades to mix nutrients in the ocean.

Take a Survey in the Kelp

How many animals live in a kelp forest? Take a representative sample, scale it up and see how close you get to the actual number of animals living in the tank.

Slurping Up Leftovers

Watch scavenging in action as live Kellet’s whelks and hermit crabs suck up dead fish!