Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Nearshore Habitat ProgramThese polygon feature classes show the persistence of floating kelp beds (Nereocystis luetkeana and Macrocystis pyrifera) along the Strait of Juan de Fuca and outer coast of Washington State between 1989 and 2021. There is a summary layer combining all floating kelp present, and individual layers split by species and areas of co-occurrence (mixed species).ArcGIS FeatureLayerhttps://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/b803330a4e8447f2993c2e0133cace80_2engState of Washington Geospatial Open Data PortalPublicBull Kelp [Washington (State)]Web servicesWashington (State)Last Modified: 2022-08-31