A chain reaction ensued after the kelp forest decline. With limited grazing availability, abalone were threatened and the state Fish and Game Commission shut down the red abalone fishery for the 2018 ...

Over the past few years, and again more recently, we have been hearing about a growing concern along our coastline. The once ...

In today's newscast, hundreds of people gathered at Asilomar Conference Grounds over the weekend for a film screening about ...

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) will show the documentary “Sequoias of the Sea,” 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 113 Harbor Way, Ste. 190. The film dives into the environmental crisis of ...

Ripple calls her brothers to help save the Kelp Forest. After realizing she cannot save the Kelp Forest all on her own, Ripple decides to ask her 499 brothers and papa to help remove all the orange ...

Sea otters play a vital role in maintaining the balance of sensitive kelp forests. Hidden beneath the surface of our coastal seas are towering forests - of kelp. These underwater ecosystems are as ...

The Santa Barbara Channel’s kelp forests and its sandy beaches are intimately connected. Giant kelp, the foundation species of rocky reefs, serves as a major part of the beach food web as fronds of ...

Kelp forests have declined across the world and governments, organizations and businesses are mounting ambitious efforts to protect and restore 9 million acres of kelp globally by 2040. Still, the ...

The kelp forest is ephemeral, yet foundational. Fronds of this fast-growing giant seaweed come and go with the seasons, storms and waves, supporting communities of fish, invertebrates and even mammals ...

Researchers examining a century of ocean maps made an exciting discovery linking sea otter populations to kelp forests: Where sea otters thrive, so do these critical underwater habitats. The research ...

Whether it’s a deer in the forest, a blue jay in the tree, or an elephant in the desert, forests come alive in our imaginations because of the creatures that inhabit them. But what about the forests ...

Tromso, Norway-headquartered seabed technology company Ava Ocean has announced a new project: an interactive ocean restoration mobile app.