While kelp forests persist along northern Maine's rocky coast, kelp abundance has declined by as much as 80% on the southern coast in recent decades. In its stead, carpet-like turf algae have ...

Highly productive kelp forests are being touted as a natural climate solution, but do we know enough to count them as such?

While free diving to photograph kelp forests along the California coastline, I’ve viscerally felt the consequences of finiteness as a living being—the fleeting nature of a single breath, the ...

The rich resources of Pacific kelp forests helped humans populate the Americas. Now depleted by as much as 95 percent, they need our help to recover.

But scientists were puzzled as to why the impact of otters on kelp – particularly along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia – varied by location.

Scientists identify heat-resistant kelp strain A new strain of kelp can help support sustainable farming Date: February 10, 2025 Source: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Summary: Kelp is being ...

Using only fins, divers wild-harvest abalone off eastern Australia’s coast. The marine snail, known for its beautiful iridescent shell but sought for its meat, is a fishery worth more than 150 ...

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 ...

Cold Current Kelp creates clean skincare from the seaweed, while Atlantic Sea Farms works with independent farmers to create tasty kelp-centered products.

CT's kelp industry grows the seaweed primarily for food, but farmers say it could have a wide range of applications they're eager to support.