Newcastle University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Kelp spores are being seeded and grown on small rocks and scallop shells – a seafood waste product – in efforts to regenerate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers examining a century of ocean maps made an exciting discovery linking sea otter populations to kelp forests: Where sea ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The weathered UC Davis Marine Laboratory looms in thick fog on the edge of the ocean near Bodega Bay. Inside, an experiment is playing out that gives a badly needed boost to ...

New research finds that Marine Protected Areas can boost the recovery of globally important kelp forests following marine heatwaves. The findings are published in the British Ecological Society’s ...

The kelp forest is ephemeral, yet foundational. Fronds of this fast-growing giant seaweed come and go with the seasons, storms and waves, supporting communities of fish, invertebrates and even mammals ...