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

Sea otters help recover the kelp forests they depend on. Now scientists know how - While threatened by climate change, otters ...

Arctic kelp absorbs metals from melting glaciers, increasing mercury levels by 72%. This could harm marine life and fisheries ...

An institute at Cal Poly Humboldt has hosted seed and plant exchanges, a program on the restoration of kelp forests, ...

When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia, researchers saw kelp forests return to areas that were destroyed by sea urchins.

The long golden-brown strands of bull kelp that wash up along Washington’s shores might seem like just beach debris, but...

Kelp may be one of the first species to show how coastal ecosystems will respond to the L.A. fires. These forests of fast-growing brown algae provide food and habitat for hundreds of marine ...

Marine biologists are taking action to preserve sea life after floating debris from the wildfires has blocked underwater plants from receiving sunlight, killing them.

U.S. lawmakers have reintroduced the Help Our Kelp Act, legislation that would provide financial support for America’s kelp forest ecosystems.

New modeling method helped researchers understand why kelp forests returned more slowly in Southern California than in British Columbia. When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of ...