Nicknamed the “king of the kelp forest,” giant sea bass are among scuba divers’ favorite characters to spot off the California Coast. But very few of these charismatic fish remain. A team led by ...

For the last decade, California’s offshore seafloors have been missing a massive, colorful predator that keeps kelp-munching sea urchins in check. The sunflower sea star is a big starfish — more than ...

(Santa Barbara, Calif) — 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, ...

With California's spectacular kelp forests being decimated by invasive sea urchins, scientists are using sea otters to help eliminate the sea urchins. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz goes below the surface to ...

Riah Evin, a biologist at the California Academy of Sciences’ Steinhart Aquarium, propagates endangered Sunflower Sea Stars on Nov. 20 in San Francisco. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) For the last ...

THERE HAS BEEN A SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH AND A LOCAL MARINE BIOLOGY LAB PLAYED A KEY ROLE. THE "SUNFLOWER STAR LAB" IN MOSS LANDING IS REPORTING ADVANCEMENT IN WHAT IS CALLED "SEA STAR CRYPTO ...

The kelp forests of central California, and particularly those within Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, have undergone interesting and, in some cases, dramatic changes in the past decade. Since ...

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s (SBMM) upcoming exhibit Redwoods of the Sea: Life in the Channel Islands Kelp Forests featuring images by naturalist and underwater photographer Ralph A. Clevenger ...

Jennifer McHenry receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO),and Oceans North. Julia K. Baum receives funding from NSERC, ...

With California's spectacular kelp forests being decimated by invasive sea urchins, scientists are using sea otters to help eliminate the sea urchins. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz goes below the surface to ...