From kelp forests to sea grass meadows, these charismatic predators are quietly holding parts of the coast together.

I can’t even imagine how the plants that are buried in the snow will come back to life! Under the salt water, however, this growth pattern is reversed. While kelp is not a plant, it does need ...

With support from Woodfibre LNG, Ocean Wise and the Squamish Nation are reviving sugar kelp habitats that play a critical ...

The year 2025 has been a banner year for scientists in the Pacific Northwest working to save sea stars from a mysterious wasting disease. Research groups from several universities and institutes have ...

California’s recreational harvest of abalone has been banned since 2018. On Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, the Fish and Game Commission approved the extension of the ban. Photo from Windsor Police ...

Over the past few years, and again more recently, we have been hearing about a growing concern along our coastline. The once abundant kelp forests of Monterey Bay are thinning, shrinking or ...

Tromso, Norway-headquartered seabed technology company Ava Ocean has announced a new project: an interactive ocean restoration mobile app. The Urchin Density Challenge was launched as part of Ava’s ...

PACIFIC GROVE – The bull kelp forests of the Pacific Coast began to decline in 2013. A perfect storm of events —a climate-induced marine heatwave, a strong El Niño season and the explosion in ...

The pointy shell of sea urchins hides a remarkably complex neural network that resembles the brains of vertebrates, new research suggests. Reading time 2 minutes When it comes to taking hardcore ...

Cove by cove, scientists, divers and volunteers are hauling up urchins to protect kelp. 50 States, 50 Fixes Cove by cove, scientists, divers and volunteers are hauling up urchins to protect kelp.

Stunning footage of a baby sea urchin has been awarded fifth place in the annual Nikon Small World in Motion video competition. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Daniel Rosengren, a wildlife photographer whose lens has captured some of the most breathtaking moments in nature, has called many places home – from his birthplace in Sweden to the vast plains of the ...