Using only fins, divers wild-harvest abalone off eastern Australia’s coast. The marine snail, known for its beautiful ...

Bull kelp provides food and shelter for salmon, Southern Resident orcas, sunflower stars, pinto abalone, rockfish, harbor ...

A report from the Oregon Kelp Alliance found that nearly two-thirds of the state’s kelp forests have died out over the last decade. A multitude of factors appear to be behind the decline ...

Loading YouTube content The marine scientist from environmental nonprofit The Nature Conservancy explains that a dramatic rise in sea urchin numbers has decimated the golden kelp forests that ...

Scientists are worried about chemicals from burned materials (heavy metals, plastics, fire retardants) polluting the ocean.

Urban fires pose particular threats to marine ecosystems. Debris and toxins released from the fires can damage kelp forests ...

Built with Silicon Valley money, the facility is one of the world’s leading aquariums, with millions of visitors and a ...

A regenerative fishery and kelp restoration project launched by Norwegian ocean tech company Ava Ocean has received official ...

Credit: Jeff Maassen photo A new project is underway to restore kelp forests in the Santa Barbara Channel by removing sea urchins and selling them to restaurants or turning them into agricultural ...

Kelp forests are a very dynamic ecosystem, so any valid study of adverse effects would need to include multiple possible suspects ...

Puget Sound has lost about two-thirds of its bull kelp forests, according to PDZA. Now, a bill before Washington state legislators could help preserve the underwater forests. House Bill 1631 ...