The sunflower sea star can be found throughout intertidal and subtidal coastal waters of the northeast Pacific Ocean, from Alaska to at least northern Baja California, Mexico. Sea urchins appear to ...

Next up in the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s (SBMM) Maritime Distinguished Speaker Series is Life Beneath the Waves: Uncovering the Science Behind the Santa Barbara Channel’s Kelp Forest Sanctuaries ...

The kelp forest is my favorite ecosystem on Earth. I first began diving into these nearshore waters off the California coast three years ago. Shortly after, I began taking my camera down with me to ...

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, invertebrates and even mammals ...

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) invites ocean lovers and trivia buffs to Kelp Forest Trivia Night, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9 at Night Lizard Brewing Company, 607 State St., Santa Barbara. As a ...

Chemicals released by red algae may be preventing collapsed kelp forests along Maine's southern coast from recovering, a new study finds. "Once kelp forests are lost, it's really hard to get them back ...

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 moved in ...

SAN DIEGO — A California aquarium‘s Halloween spirit runs deep – 12 feet under, to be exact. The Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography added a fake skeleton from Home Depot to its ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While they have no backbone, sunflower sea stars (Pycnopodia ...

A photographer shares the epiphanies she has had while chronicling underwater jungles off the California coast Avery Schuyler Nunn The kelp forest is my favorite ecosystem on Earth. I first began ...