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— Canada · British ColumbiaSunshine Coast Kelp.

Underwater kelp forests — the ocean equivalent of woodland — sequestering carbon and rebuilding marine habitat along British Columbia's Sunshine Coast. Our first marine ecosystem project, currently in pilot.

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285k
Kelp transplants
Pilot Year 1.
1,850 ha
Reef restored
Active management.
12 k
Tonnes CO₂ / yr
Projected, mature kelp.
450+ spp.
Marine species
Returning to restored reef.
— In partnership with
Pacific Marine RestorationBC marine restoration · since 2025
About Pacific Marine Restoration
Geography & partner

Exactly where, and exactly who.

Every site is a real polygon on a map — not a project portfolio abstraction. Below: the planting block outline, the partner running it, and the coordinates you can hand to your auditor.

Site
Sunshine Coast, British Columbia
Coordinates
49.6°N · 123.86°W
Site area
1,850 ha reef
Planting partner
Pacific Marine Restoration
Explore the planting partner
Google Maps polygon N
≈ 500 m
Two pathways

Trees, but underwater.

Kelp forests grow faster than terrestrial forests, sequester carbon directly into sediment, and provide habitat for the entire near-shore food web. The Pacific Northwest has lost 60% of its kelp in three decades. We're a small part of putting it back.

Marine restoration Canada · Sunshine Coast Kelp · Year 2 progress
01 / Pathway

Marine restoration.

Bull kelp and giant kelp transplants attached to substrate using sea-anchor management. 1,850 hectares of degraded reef under active restoration, with 285k transplants placed in Pilot Year 1. Year-on-year survival monitoring with underwater photogrammetry.

  • Bull kelp + giant kelp species Native Pacific Northwest mix
  • Sea-anchor management Transplants attached to substrate
  • Underwater photogrammetry Photo log of every reef section
285k
transplants
1,850ha
reef
15spp.
kelp mix
Wildlife corridors Canada · Sunshine Coast Kelp · Field team
02 / Pathway

Wildlife corridors.

Kelp forests are the nursery habitat for sea otters, herring, juvenile salmon, rockfish — the entire near-shore food web. 450+ marine species recorded at restored sites, against 60 at adjacent control sites. Marine biodiversity recovery is the headline outcome.

  • 450+ marine species recorded vs. 60 at control sites
  • Sea otter habitat re-established Direct conservation impact
  • Juvenile salmon refuge Connecting to inland watersheds
450+
spp.
60→450
recovery
7×
biodiversity
"

We've lost sixty percent of our kelp in thirty years. Restoration is now a race. Every hectare we put back is a corridor for sea otters, salmon and herring — and a carbon sink we can measure underwater.

Dr. Maya Chen · Marine Scientist, Pacific Marine Restoration
Gallery & tour

From the field.

Updated quarterly · field team uploads
SiteBull kelp canopy · year two
Sea anchor management · dive team
Photogrammetry survey reef block
VideoUnder the kelp · 1:56
Sea otter return monitoring
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— Project portfolio · Canada · Marine

Request the project portfolio deck.

A 12-page PDF deep-dive on this site — methodology, species mix, partner profile, monitoring data, photo log and audit references. Sent within one working day.

Request portfolio deck PDF · 12 pages · ~4MB
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Plant underwater.

Sunshine Coast Kelp is our marine pilot — currently capped to early Tier 3 and Tier 4 partners who want to be first into a new ecosystem class.

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