PB_280053 Bladder kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) underwater in rock pool. Plants up to 20m long, grow anchored on rock, with slender stems reaching the surface where they are bouyed in beautiful patterns by the elongated, pear-shaped air bladders. Found growing in calmer bays, harbours and offshore reefs. Colonies can often be recognised from a distance by the glassy or oily appearance of the water. Brighton Beach *
DSC_9890 Bladder kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) tangled mat of dried kelp stranded at high tide mark. Colonies of this seaweed can be found growing in calmer bays, harbours and offshore reefs. Cats eye Point, Kakanui *
DSC_8061 Bladder kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) dried bladders in beach drift. Colonies of this seaweed can be found growing in calmer bays, harbours and offshore reefs. Warrington Beach
