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NOAA Photo Library Image - sanc0058

Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) holdfast torn from the bottom by a storm.

Image ID: sanc0058, NOAA's Sanctuaries Collection
Location: California, Channel Islands NMS
Photographer: Claire Fackler, CINMS, NOAA


Category: Algae/

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