An international team is calling for a US $14 billion investment to protect and restore one of the planet's most valuable and ...

Few things have the power to shift our perspective as profoundly as a well-made documentary. They transport us to distant places, reveal hidden truths, and challenge what we think we know about the ...

Next up in the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s (SBMM) Maritime Distinguished Speaker Series is Life Beneath the Waves: Uncovering the Science Behind the Santa Barbara Channel’s Kelp Forest Sanctuaries ...

New research finds that Marine Protected Areas can boost the recovery of globally important kelp forests following marine heat waves. The findings are published in the Journal of Applied Ecology.

THINKING ABOUT CATALINA ISLAND... can summon many animals, plants, and natural wonders to mind — the flying fish might be 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 ...

Oregon has lost two-thirds of its kelp forests since 2010. Efforts to remove hundreds of thousands of purple urchins might ...

Great swathes of kelp provide shelter and food for marine life in reefs along many of the world’s coastlines. But these kelp forests (pictured) are under threat, partly because of rising ocean ...

The sunflower sea star can be found throughout intertidal and subtidal coastal waters of the northeast Pacific Ocean, from Alaska to at least northern Baja California, Mexico. Sea urchins appear to ...