Abalone has a long history in California, but the sea snail is in short supply today. One of the state’s last commercial ...

Urban fires pose particular threats to marine ecosystems. Debris and toxins released from the fires can damage kelp forests and lead to destructive algal blooms that snuff out ocean life. Now that Los ...

The guide aims to advance the state’s budding mariculture industry at a time when global demand for kelp products is on the rise.

The guide aims to advance the state’s budding mariculture industry at a time when global demand for kelp products is on the rise. The waters of Southeast Alaska are an ideal environment to grow ...

The new pilot project will sell the problematic purples to restaurants or turn them into agricultural products.

As the gulf of Maine heats up, lobsters are migrating north. Seaweed could serve as a replacement crop. But does it actually taste good?

Amid debates on school closings and budget deficits, lawmakers in Olympia are also taking a deep dive on bull kelp. While it ...

Standing in shin-deep water with a slippery tangle of sugar kelp wrapped around her legs, Alanna Kieffer holds up a strand of ...

They play a key role in coastal ecosystems. Researchers have now characterised the genomes of 60 brown algae species around ...