On a recent expedition aboard the National Geographic Endurance, one diver explores the lush biodiversity in the Falkland ...

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 Norther ...

Temperatures have become too warm in the southern parts of the Gulf of Maine for kelp forests, a foundation for marine life.

Maine's kelp forests were devoured by a green urchin overpopulation in the 1980s and 1990s, but rebounded around the turn of the century. "We anticipated that with the rise and fall of the sea ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ocean Wise and the Kelp Forest Alliance are excited to release a first-of-its-kind guidebook to standardize the monitoring of kelp ...

Sandy beaches are beloved recreational settings, and they are also one of the world’s most endangered ecosystems. Up to 70% ...

At this unique facility, visitors can observe regional birds in the aviary, view an undersea kelp forest, or watch seals and Steller sea lions at play in the Rocky Coast exhibit. The Rocky Coast ...

Now, the kelp is replaced by armies of purple sea urchins, a casualty of a vast kelp forest collapse that began in 2014. Fueled by a marine heat wave that year that scientists dubbed “the blob ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ocean Wise and the Kelp Forest Alliance are excited to release a first-of-its-kind guidebook to standardize the monitoring of kelp forest ...

South of the San Francisco Bay, however, healthier kelp forests still coat the coasts and give life to California's iconic sea otters. At Fort Ross Cove, the scientists unraveled these inoculated ...