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Giant Giant Kelp Restoration Project

A stunning film by Ross Daguio showcases G2KR's Kelp Restoration Divers in action!

Register as a volunteer diver

Kelp Restoration Diver Certification

Kelp Restoration Diver Certification

Registered divers will receive newsletters with project updates, events, and ways to help kelp. 

Register here

Kelp Restoration Diver Certification

Kelp Restoration Diver Certification

Kelp Restoration Diver Certification

Get certified as a PADI or NAUI Kelp Restoration Diver. What will you learn?

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Culling urchins on Tanker's Reef

Kelp Restoration Diver Certification

Culling urchins on Tanker's Reef

Stephen Pacetti's video shows a day of urchin culling on Tanker's Reef. You'll love the cool critters he sees!

Watch!

Becoming a certified Kelp Restoration Diver

Prerequisites

- Open Water certification 

- Comfortable diving in Monterey (~20 dives) 

- You can maintain neutral buoyancy 

- Ability to use a compass 

If you have doubts about any of these skills, talk to your instructor about combining this class with supplementary training. 

What will you learn?

- Why your work is important  

- Kelp forests vs urchin barrens  

- Sea Urchin Anatomy and Behavior  

- Red and Purple Urchins   

- Effective, Conservation-Minded Urchin Culling  

- Tanker’s Reef Orientation 

- How to plan and conduct a Kelp Restoration Dive  

- Reporting Invasive species and marine mammal disturbances

- Where to dive at Tanker's Reef

- Collecting & Reporting data  

Kelp Restoration Divers in action

Kelp Restoration Divers doing a final check before entering the water.

Heading out to cull urchins at Tanker's Reef. The white buoy marks where most divers descend.

Kelp Restoration Divers-in-training with Aquarius Dive Shop are ready to swim out to the grid

Kelp Restoration Divers gear up at a Meetup

Kelp Restoration Divers gear up at a G2KR meetup

Happy to be underwater restoring kelp at Tanker's Reef

Kelp Restoration Diver prepares for a second dive.

Kelp Restoration Divers celebrate the end of a productive day.

Kelp Restoration Divers-in-training aboard the Beachhopper II with Bamboo Reef.

Careful culling of a red urchin on bare rock to make sure to not harm other marine life.

Links for Kelp Restoration Students

Links and resources for Certified Kelp Restoration Divers

One-time Volunteer Diver Registration

Do this only once, before your first dive on the project site (Grid or Orange Buoy). Registered divers will receive newsletters and updates.

Find a Kelp Restoration Instructor

PADI and NAUI classes are available

Waiver

Online waiver and release form must be signed before diving on the Tankers' Reef Project

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Read dive conditions reports, sign up for meetups and other events, share your experiences.

Join a G2KR Tanker's Reef Dive Meetup 

Certified divers may join us for a one-time "trial" kelp restoration dive if you have had at least 20 dives (6+ in cold water) and have solid buoyancy control skills. 

Buy a California Sportfishing License online

Mandatory for all divers who cull urchins.

Your license must be within reach when you return to the beach or boat.

Kelp Forest Restoration Dive Basics

Printable Kelp Forest Restoration class summary and step-by-step procedures for your dive.

Current Tanker's Reef Urchin Culling Data 

Current as of 11/25/2022.  Under Construction as we move to the new SalesForce portal.

Before You Dive: Get a "Where to Cull" assignment

On the Grid or Orange Buoy for Kelp Forest Restoration Specialty certified divers.

Log your dive data

For work on the Grid or Orange Buoy

Submit one log entry per diver for each dive

Each diver in a buddy team should submit their own data logs.
Each dive logged counts as a virtual "raffle ticket."

Book a Tanker's Reef Kelp Restoration dive on the Beachhopper II

Discounted mid-week trips are for certified Kelp Restoration Divers only

Instructors for Kelp Restoration Diver Certification

Aquarius Dive Shop, Monterey (831) 375-1933 PADI

William Mariano  info@aquariusdivers.com

Brian Bennett   bennettbrian22@gmail.com


Diver Dan's, Santa Clara (408) 984-5819 PADI

Bob Halem  bob@wescraft.com 

Randall Spangler   randall@spanglers.com 


Bamboo Reef Dive Center, Monterey (831) 372-1685 NAUI

Tyler McKinney  mckinneytp@gmail.com  

Nick Ta    nick@bambooreef.com 

Naniloa Casteel 

Alyssa Bellamy

Dave Davies


Pacific Scuba divers, Sunnyvale (408) 247-7702 PADI

Mark Suzuki    mark@pacificscubadivers.com


Aquatutus Dive Club, Castro Valley

Dennis Hopper     dennis@rxscuba.com  PADI

Bill Briscoe    wwbcooks@gmail.com  NAUI

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