<P> Kelps are primarily associated with temperate and arctic waters worldwide . Of the more dominant genera , Laminaria is mainly associated with both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and the coasts of China and Japan ; Ecklonia is found in Australia , New Zealand , and South Africa ; and Macrocystis occurs throughout the northeastern and southeastern Pacific Ocean , Southern Ocean archipelagos , and in patches around Australia , New Zealand , and South Africa . The region with the greatest diversity of kelps ( > 20 species ) is the northeastern Pacific , from north of San Francisco , California , to the Aleutian Islands , Alaska . </P>
<P> Kelps are primarily associated with temperate and arctic waters worldwide . Of the more dominant genera , Laminaria is mainly associated with both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and the coasts of China and Japan ; Ecklonia is found in Australia , New Zealand , and South Africa ; and Macrocystis occurs throughout the northeastern and southeastern Pacific Ocean , Southern Ocean archipelagos , and in patches around Australia , New Zealand , and South Africa . The region with the greatest diversity of kelps ( > 20 species ) is the northeastern Pacific , from north of San Francisco , California , to the Aleutian Islands , Alaska . </P>
where is the kelp forest located in california
where is the kelp forest located in california
north of San Francisco , California
north of San Francisco , California