Help Our Kelp Act” would authorize $5 million a year in a new grant program to fund conservation, restoration, and management ...

Using only fins, divers wild-harvest abalone off eastern Australia’s coast. The marine snail, known for its beautiful ...

Journey into the depths of California's kelp forests, the towering underwater ecosystems facing the challenges of climate change.

Local tribes and nonprofits have received a grant to lead the planning effort to bring back the furry mammals, which have ...

Journey into the depths of California's kelp forests, the towering underwater ecosystems facing the challenges of climate change. Trump fires senior labor board official in ‘unprecedented and ...

Bull kelp provides food and shelter for salmon, Southern Resident orcas, sunflower stars, pinto abalone, rockfish, harbor ...

Urban fires pose particular threats to marine ecosystems. Debris and toxins released from the fires can damage kelp forests and lead to destructive algal blooms that snuff out ocean life. Now that Los ...

Research papers on kelp forests, including by SIO scientists and the California Marine Species Portal, describe kelp forests as extremely dynamic ecosystems. For example, records over a 50-year ...

Eventually, the team hopes for a return of these stars to Monterey Bay, where they can help maintain kelp forests, which are declining at a fast pace.

The Aquarium’s Marine Species Report Card aims to inform the public about the health of crucial marine species in California.