Sea otters are keystone species in kelp forests. Kelp forests rely on the top-down pressure sea otters exert via predation on sea urchins. By controlling the sea urchin population, they help manage ...

and management projects focused on kelp forest ecosystems. North Coast U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) reintroduced a bill that aims to allocate ...

Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) reintroduced a bill that aims to allocate federal funds to address declining kelp forests, crucial for marine biodiversity. But a Republican-controlled Congress and White ...

the kelp forest is an important system in which to study microbial carbon cycling and oceanic nutrient fluxes. The giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera is the largest, fastest growing macroalgal species ...

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 ...

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 ...

Like most aquatic vegetation, kelp is being negatively impacted by climate change. Warming ocean temperatures have led to shorter growing and harvesting seasons, including for sugar kelp ...

Inspired by these Kitsap conservation leaders, I introduced HB 1631, legislation to designate bull kelp as Washington’s state marine forest. It may seem like a small step — but passing this ...

Mar. 8, 2021 — Sea otters maintain the balance of kelp forest ecosystems by controlling populations of sea urchins, which are voracious kelp grazers. Since 2014, however, California's kelp ...

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, ...