The ocean along the Mendocino Coast is not only beautiful, it’s also home to some fascinating creatures. Take the sunflower sea star: When it eats its preferred meal of a tasty purple sea urchin ...
The ocean’s typical seaweed, sea kelp, is acknowledged for its significant nutritional composition and is frequently used in various nutritional formulations. Health-conscious individuals often ...
Chef Andrew Wilkinson of North Coast Seafoods hands out samples of kelp "meatballs" at an Introduction to Global Public Health class. (Photos by Lee Pellegrini) A new nutritious, sustainable, ...
which feed on kelp forests, home to ocean wildlife. Credit: Jeff Maassen photo A new project is underway to restore kelp forests in the Santa Barbara Channel by removing sea urchins and selling ...
In her large-scale project, “Being with Kelp,” opening this week at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery, artist Shawna Marie Franklin invites people to a place they might not otherwise see in such ...
A multitude of factors appear to be behind the decline, including rising ocean temperatures and booming populations of purple sea urchins, which eat the kelp. The report also outlines future ...
Along for the ride are Gunnar Ek, an ocean farmer, and Michael Chambers, a biologist at the University of New Hampshire, who will assist with seeding the tiny baby kelp on long, rough ropes that ...