North Coast U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) reintroduced a bill that aims to allocate federal funds to address declining kelp forests, crucial for marine ...

Concerned that not enough attention is paid to the decline of kelp beds in Puget Sound, Bainbridge Island resident Sebastian Ford worked with the Seattle Aquarium and the Puget Sound Restoration Fund ...

Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of marine heatwaves. A recent extreme warming event (2014–2016) of unprecedented magnitude and duration in the California Current System allowed ...

Puget Sound has lost about two-thirds of its bull kelp forests, according to PDZA. Now, a bill before Washington state legislators could help preserve the underwater forests. House Bill 1631 ...

House Bill 1631 aims to safeguard crucial habitats for salmon and other species by establishing bull kelp as the state’s official marine forest. Bull kelp is considered a "canopy" or ...

A community effort to restore kelp forests in the Santa Barbara Channel is kicking off this spring. Decades ago, a marine heatwave wiped out vibrant kelp forests near San Miguel Island. While ocean ...

The project is working to respond to the impact of sea urchins, which have devastated kelp forests in northern Norway, by creating a sustainable value chain for harvested urchins. More specifically, ...

Well, something like that. This new pilot project will remove kelp-eating purple urchins from one acre of the Santa Barbara Channel, giving the region’s historic kelp forest a fighting chance at ...

Chef Andrew Wilkinson of North Coast Seafoods hands out samples of kelp "meatballs" at an Introduction to Global Public Health class. (Photos by Lee Pellegrini) A new nutritious, sustainable, ...

OLYMPIA — Concerned that not enough attention is paid to the decline of kelp beds in Puget Sound, Bainbridge Island resident Sebastian Ford worked with the Seattle Aquarium and the Puget Sound ...