Underwater I swim through a majestic kelp forest that sways gently ... No more than a week old, gentoo penguin chicks nestle against a parent on Steeple Jason. Gentoos typically lay two eggs.
More than 90% of kelp forests have disappeared in Northern California after a devastating underwater heat wave struck the coast. Now, researchers at UC Santa Cruz are trying to save what was left ...
It also offers daily behind-the-scenes tours. Other highlights include a two-story, 70,000-gallon giant kelp forest and a blue penguin exhibit (blue penguins are the world's smallest penguins).