Just a few administrative details need to be worked out before kelp-killing purple sea urchins start getting hammered off the ...

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

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

Inside, an experiment is playing out that gives a badly-needed boost to Northern California’s kelp forests — underwater cathedrals of green and gold that nearly vanished from the north coast a ...

Despite their consumption of the largest urchins, the sea otters alone could not control urchin populations. Sunflower stars play an integral role in these kelp forest communities by preying upon ...

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

The marine scientist from environmental nonprofit The Nature Conservancy explains that a dramatic rise in sea urchin numbers has decimated the golden kelp forests that should be growing here.

A Norwegian marine project combining sea urchin harvesting with kelp forest restoration has received United Nations endorsement. The Ocean Green project, led by Alesund-based seafood and ...

To save kelp forests, scientists try breeding sea stars ... Urchins to Help Corals Resist Algae Invasion Watch a Colorful Sea Urchin Hitch a Ride on a Crab Watch a Colorful Sea Urchin Hitch ...

“We would easily see anywhere between 10 to 25 of them roaming the sea floor on a typical 45min dive.” In British Columbia, their population decline is associated with an increase in urchin numbers, ...

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission has adopted changes to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) regulations ...

A southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) foraging on a purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) in Monterey Bay, California, USA. Image by Morgan Rector. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!