Kelp
Kelps are large brown algae seaweeds that make up the order Laminariales. There are about 30 different genera.
Salt Point State Marine Conservation Area
Salt Point SMCA protects a complex rocky habitat which includes coves, kelp, wash rocks, shelves, walls, cobble and boulders as well as associated species like red abalone, red urchin and rockfish. Bull kelp thrives along this area and can grow up to ten inches per day as it reaches for sunlight at the ocean's surface.