I worked in Orange County in college on a project to restore the White Sea Bass after the kelp forests were restored there. I really appreciated that experience in aquarium sciences and oceanography. I also liked seeing how much fisherman seemed onboard with the program.
I hope a network of volunteers in Northern California can have some success rebuilding the kelp ecosystem.
I was a small part of the project in high school. We took care of sea bass in a room in the school, and released them in the harbor near where I live. Nancy Caruso accompanied my class on that day and on a diving excursion, IIRC.