1.0Reef Checkhttps://www.reefcheck.orgJenny Mihalyhttps://www.reefcheck.org/author/jmihaly/Surveys Show Kelp Forest Persists After Urchin Culling Ceases at Tankers Reef - Reef Checkrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3oncX79qoC"><a href="https://www.reefcheck.org/surveys-show-kelp-forest-persists-after-urchin-culling-ceases-at-tankers-reef/">Surveys Show Kelp Forest Persists After Urchin Culling Ceases at Tankers Reef</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.reefcheck.org/surveys-show-kelp-forest-persists-after-urchin-culling-ceases-at-tankers-reef/embed/#?secret=3oncX79qoC" width="600" height="338" title="“Surveys Show Kelp Forest Persists After Urchin Culling Ceases at Tankers Reef” — Reef Check" data-secret="3oncX79qoC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.reefcheck.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tankers0425-02.jpg250444After permitting unlimited take of sea urchins at Tankers Reef in Monterey since 2021, coordinated urchin culling efforts led by the Giant Giant Kelp Restoration Project (G2KR), concluded in July 2023. With funding from Seatrees, Reef Check monitors the Tankers restoration site twice a year to evaluate the effects of the removal effort and how the kelp forest persists without ongoing urchin removal.