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

Sea urchins are prickly "hedgehogs of the sea" that exist in every ocean around the globe. You might have seen their spines peeking out of the water during low tide - or even stepped on one while ...

To save kelp forests, scientists try breeding sea stars To save kelp forests, scientists try breeding sea stars Massive marine die-off in Russia could threaten endangered sea otters, other ...

In contrast, at sites where sea otters have long been absent, sea urchin populations have swollen to high densities and maintain extensive urchin barrens characterized by low coverage of kelp.

In a virtual meeting on February 14, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission (OFWC) approved updates to Oregon Department of ...

DESCRIPTION: Sea otters use their rear flippers to move and their flat, muscular tails to steer. They have an exceptional sense of smell, hearing, and eyesight above water and below. Lacking blubber, ...

“Then when they are done, they push the urchin skeleton ... explaining that without predators like sea stars and sea otters, the urchins took over and “kind of clear cut the beautiful ...

Together with her father, Michael, who drives the skiff, Douville upholds the millennia-old cultural practice of hunting sea ...

Considered a delicacy in several parts of the world, sea urchin, or uni in Japanese, is prized for its unique flavor. But the cost of the gonads — the orange tongues found inside an urchin ...