Beneath the surface of Canada’s coastal waters lies a hidden world—lush, swaying kelp forests that rival the biodiversity of ...

Researchers examining a century of ocean maps made an exciting discovery linking sea otter populations to kelp forests: Where sea otters thrive, so do these critical underwater habitats. The research ...

Though spatially distinct, the Santa Barbara Channel’s subtidal kelp forests and its sandy beaches are intimately connected. Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), the foundation species of rocky reefs, ...

Last winter, a team of divers braved Tasmania's icy eastern waters on a mission to help save the region's spectacular giant ...

Gustavsson explained that kelp forests serve as biodiversity powerhouses, offering shelter, food, and nursery grounds for ...

An X-ray reconstruction of a 32-million-year-old fossil kelp holdfast colored to show the base (orange), holdfast (yellow) and the bivalve shell to which it attached (blue). The unique underwater kelp ...

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 ...

The factors that determine why ecosystems exhibit abrupt shifts in state are of paramount importance for management, conservation, and restoration efforts. Kelp forests are emblematic of such abruptly ...

Huckberry's in-house brand offers two of its best jackets, including the Waxed Trucker, in a beautiful, limited-edition, ...