Kelp were the @SpeciesofUK from 17th
to 30th March 2013.
Kelp are an extremely important UK species. They are the backbone of our
rocky, wind and wave-swept western coastline, and provide an important habitat
for many other species, just as forests do on land.
Most people in the UK are familiar with kelp from finding washed up
pieces on the seashore. Aside from going diving, live kelp can be most easily seen by visiting a rocky shore at low tide and spotting the fronds
sticking out of the water.[1]
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| Kelp Fronds at Low Tide, Scotland [Source: Wikimedia Commons © Anne Burgess] |
Over the years kelp has served many uses, from providing kelp ash and iodine in times gone by, to kelp alginates in foodstuffs today.
