#ocean#A solitary bundle of giant kelp rises from a rocky seabed, its tangled holdfast clinging like gnarled roots to the stones below. Three thick stipes—smooth, rope-like pillars—curve upward, each branching into clusters of broad, undulating blades edged with gentle serrations. Along the fronds, tiny gas bladders glint like translucent pearls, keeping the kelp afloat. Sunlight filters through the water, illuminating the blades in a gradient of emerald to gold as they sway together in a slow, graceful dance.