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 ...

Aerial view of a kelp forest in Monterey, California. Image courtesy of Aaron Eger. Stretching as high as 53 meters (174 feet) in the ocean, underwater kelp forests fringe a third of the world’s ...

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Forests of kelp, a fast-growing brown algae ... that mature giant kelp beds shrank after the 2016 Soberanes fire in Monterey County, the 2017 Thomas fire in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties ...

and our kelp forests along the coast here are amazingly rich ecosystems," Packard said.The Monterey Bay Aquarium focuses almost entirely on the Monterey Bay, a diverse ecosystem home to an ...

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.

Sage Ono (USA) explores the abundant life around the giant kelp forests in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. “With delicate lighting and a simple, yet effective composition, the photographer ...

with scuba divers going to McAbee Beach in Monterey to see the kelp forests and surfers heading to Asilomar State Beach in Pacific Grove to catch some waves. Asilomar is also popular with kayakers ...

California’s kelp forests have experienced catastrophic ... The Huffman news release says the bill is endorsed by the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Center for the Blue Economy, Seattle Aquarium ...

Sage Ono (USA) explores the abundant life around the giant kelp forests in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. A calm, sunny day gave Sage the chance to get closer to the kelp without having to ...