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

Puget Sound was a global kelp capital for millennia. If we work together, we can enlist the next generation of ...

But don't let its cute looks fool you, this nocturnal hunter is a pro at sneaking through kelp forests and rocky reefs, snacking on fish ... appearance with two small dorsal fins located near ...

INTERACTIVE! Want to know what it's like to dive through a kelp forest? Now you can in this 360 video! We recommend a mobile device for viewing this interactive video - this works best using the ...

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

Puget Sound has lost about two-thirds of its bull kelp forests, according to PDZA ... Divers look for more than 70 kelp, fish and invertebrate species. Also in 2022, the Legislature began funding ...

sea otters consume voracious kelp-eating sea urchins at a high enough rate that kelp forests continue to persist and provide habitat for numerous species. Without sea otters, sea urchins devour ...

“Bull kelp is an iconic West Coast species and important habitat for fish and sea otters. Endangered Species Act protection will give our kelp forests a safety net.” After the 2014 marine heatwave, ...

In September 2023, U.S. Fish and Wildlife rejected a fishing ... feasting on urchins that eat kelp and revitalizing the kelp forest. A small group has even migrated south close to Santa Barbara.