An international team is calling for a US $14 billion investment to protect and restore one of the planet's most valuable and overlooked marine ecosystems, kelp forests. The funding is needed to ...

Cove by cove, scientists, divers and volunteers are hauling up urchins to protect kelp. 50 States, 50 Fixes Cove by cove, scientists, divers and volunteers are hauling up urchins to protect kelp.

Canopy-forming kelp forests act as foundation species that provide a wide range of ecosystem services along temperate coastlines. With climate change, these ecosystems are experiencing changing ...

The NOAA Fisheries Alaska Regional Office has released the 2025 Aquaculture Accomplishments Report. It highlights the growth of the aquaculture industry in Alaska and provides details about local, ...

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 ...

Native bull kelp forests in the Puget Sound have been steadily disappearing for decades. According to recent studies, there was an 80% loss of native kelp between 2013 and 2024. Around Squaxin Island, ...

New research shows southern resident killer whales grooming each other using kelp they’ve modified, and researchers think it’s the first time researchers have documented marine mammals making tools.

Orcas have been filmed making and using tools for what seems to be a pleasurable, massage-like experience. Now they have been seen doing something that's never been documented among marine mammals ...

Orcas off the west coast of North America are grooming each other with kelp, in a rare sighting of marine mammals manufacturing and using tools. For several years, scientists have been keenly ...

A kelp gull, typically found in the Southern Hemisphere, has been spotted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, marking the first recorded sighting of the species in the state. The kelp gull apparently mated with ...