Adorably fuzzy sea otters aren’t just cute. The marine mammals serve a crucial role, helping to restore the giant kelp forests they rely on by removing their top predators, the sea urchins. When ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A proposal to expand one of San Diego’s 11 marine protected areas would make it the largest in the county, and could help wildlife off Point Loma thrive. But ...

Kelp is a large, brown algae that lives in relatively shallow waters close to shore. They grow in large groups that resemble forests on land. These kelp forests are important because they contain a ...

Here’s a fun fact: In a healthy environment, kelp can grow up to two feet a day. Here’s another (not so fun, yet still relevant) fact: Kelp forests in many places off the California coast have been ...

The water-filtering abilities of farmed kelp could help reduce marine pollution in coastal areas, according to a new study. The paper analyzed carbon and nitrogen levels at two mixed-species kelp ...

Bull kelp — while unassuming — is an essential fixture in the marine ecosystem up and down the West Coast. The expansive underwater forests provide protection for vulnerable sea creatures, including ...

Paddling their boat in a creek inlet in Greenpoint, Shanjana Mahmud and Luke Eddins, volunteers with the Newtown Creek Alliance, headed to a series of yellow buoys. Against a background of the piles ...