The beloved fish that feed orcas and humans depend on kelp forests’ unique habitat. Skip to main content. Scientific American. December 15, 2023. Turns Out Undersea Kelp Forests Are Crucial to ...

For nearly half a century, Brown University marine biologist Jon Witman has been diving Cashes Ledge, an underwater mountain ...

Kelp forests once grew thick here, but have been grazed down by growing populations of sea urchins, in this image from 2020. According to a status report released by the Oregon Kelp Alliance in ...

Kelp forests provide crucial habitats to support marine animals, and humans around the world benefit from healthy kelp because they protect our coastlines from waves, absorb carbon dioxide from ...

Kelp forests are underwater thickets of algae that keep the world’s oceans rich with biodiversity. And scientists just offered a strong financial argument for keeping them healthy.

Globally, kelp forest collapse is becoming more common due to climate change, pollution, overharvesting, and other factors. ... “humans are the most efficient solution. ...

Stewards of the kelp forests: ... Humans are currently driving a mass extinction across the planet — which some experts have described as a "biological holocaust" — with many species at ...

WASHINGTON – Sens. Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Angus King of Maine have teamed up with Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) to introduce the bicameral Help Our Kelp Act. Over the last 50 years ...

Aquarium researchers found that in Northern and Southern California, within the last century, the kelp forest has declined drastically by 63 and 52 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, in Central ...

There’s something about freediving into the giant kelp forests off the local coastline that elicits a sense of magic and wonder in artist and marine scientist Oriana Poindexter. What started as ...