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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Although every species on the planet somehow plays a role in maintaining the ecosystem, there are some species whose absence ...