Young kelp forests are returning to Peru after scientists replanted giant seaweed, creating habitat for fish and restoring ...
Once abundant in California, the white abalone had all but vanished. Now, thanks to an innovative breeding program, it’s staged a remarkable comeback ...
Struggling kelp forests like those along the California coast show why 'out of sight, out of mind' is not good climate change policy.
Rob Pennicott has spent thousands of hours enjoying the waters of the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. Now the tourism giant has given scientists $899,000 to study concerning changes beneath the surface From ...
La Jolla and Point Loma are home to the largest giant kelp forests on the West Coast, but those golden underwater forests are shrinking as ocean temperatures rise. A new study from Scripps Institution ...
The growth form of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) is composed of shoots known as stipes instead of branches. From one ...
Scripps Oceanography scientists hope the findings will aid efforts to restore kelp and bolster its resilience to changing conditions ...
Giant kelp forests, an icon of the San Diego coastline, are in retreat as a result of climate change– Off the coast, water ...
Giant kelp and bull kelp forests create habitats that support an amazing diversity of sea life, and their floating canopies are a prominent feature at the surface of California coastal waters.
Giant kelp and bull kelp forests create habitats that support an amazing diversity of sea life, and their floating canopies are a prominent feature at the surface of California coastal waters.