Monterey Bay Kelp Forest Cam

What You'll See in the Kelp Forest

This live underwater webcam provides an immersive view into the Monterey Bay Aquarium's famous Kelp Forest exhibit, one of the tallest aquarium displays in the world at 28 feet high. Watch as graceful leopard sharks, schools of sardines, wolf eels, and various Pacific rockfish species navigate through the swaying giant kelp fronds in this meticulously recreated California coastal ecosystem.

About Monterey Bay Aquarium

Located on Cannery Row in Monterey, California, the world-renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium sits at the ocean's edge and serves as a window to marine life. This non-profit institution is dedicated to inspiring ocean conservation and houses thousands of marine animals and plants from the Monterey Bay region.

The Kelp Forest Experience

This remarkable exhibit recreates the natural kelp forests found just outside the aquarium in Monterey Bay. The live webcam feed offers viewers a diver's-eye perspective of this dynamic underwater habitat, showcasing the complex relationships between marine species and their kelp forest environment.