This sea urchin decimates kelp beds and creates barrens, thus completely altering coastal ecosystems.
By 1862 however, tea had jumped to the lead, occupying roughly 22%, silk around 15%, and marine products (kelp, shark fins, abalone, and sea cucumbers) just over 16%.
During the night, in a 100 km/hr wind and blinding snow, the ship dragged her anchor and at 0400 hr grounded close inshore among kelp.
We have tried to encourage the production of kelp.
It is an important development, which may some day take the place of the kelp industry.
There are also opportunities for harvesting the valuable kelp that abounds in these waters.
I cannot pretend to be such an expert in kelp production as to say whether the particular methods in that leaflet are perfect.
The chief industries are agriculture, lobster fishing, and herring fishing; and there is a smaller industry, but an important one, kelp burning.
