South Africa's kelp forests hold a world of discovery for snorkelers. Fish such as galjoen, steenbras, and cape knifejaw make ...

Japanese partnership to boost kelp forests through sea urchin ranching. Uninomics (Urchinomics) is collaborating with Asahi ...

Oregon State University 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 ...

More than 90% of kelp forests have disappeared in Northern California after a devastating underwater heat wave struck the coast. Now, researchers at UC Santa Cruz are trying to save what was left ...

A new report spells out exactly how much Oregon’s kelp forests have shrunk over the past decade or so — and the picture is bleak. According to a status report released by the Oregon Kelp ...

Lacking natural predators and able to survive long after food sources are diminished, purple sea urchins are devastating kelp forests, an important carbon sink. The founders of a Newport startup have ...

California's offshore seafloors have been missing a massive, colorful predator that keeps kelp-munching sea urchins in check.

The kelp forests of central California, and particularly those within Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, have undergone ...

Eating low-carbon foods helps reduce emissions, but some foods actually suck up carbon from the atmosphere for good, leaving ...