This week's critter is the Giant Bladder Kelp, or Rimurimu, can grow up to 50 metres tall and up to 70cm in a single day. It’s swirling fronds create dense canopies called kelp forests which provide shelter and food for a huge diversity of marine life. Sadly, here in Aotearoa and all around the world, species like this kelp are under threat from warming oceans.
Giant Bladder Kelp Photo: CC-BY-NZ Erasmo Macaya
