As the state faces ongoing debates over school closures and budget deficits, lawmakers in Olympia are diving deep into an ...

Debris and toxins released from the fires can damage kelp forests and lead to destructive algal blooms that snuff out ocean ...

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

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

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 ...

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Underwater Adventures" is inspired by Jules Verne's classic adventure tale "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." The traveling ...

A community effort to restore kelp forests in the Santa Barbara Channel is kicking off this spring. Decades ago, a marine heatwave wiped out vibrant kelp forests near San Miguel Island. While ocean ...

Amid debates on school closings and budget deficits, lawmakers in Olympia are also taking a deep dive on bull kelp. While it ...

They play a key role in coastal ecosystems. Researchers have now characterised the genomes of 60 brown algae species around ...

Well, something like that. This new pilot project will remove kelp-eating purple urchins from one acre of the Santa Barbara Channel, giving the region’s historic kelp forest a fighting chance at ...