Kelp and oysters are growing in farms throughout southern Southeast Alaska, yet there’s a limited supply of seeds to grow those farms. But a small-scale commercial seed hatchery in Ketchikan could ...

Many members of the animal kingdom, from birds to elephants, have been known to make and use tools. Now we can add another unexpected animal to the list – killer whales. A team of whale experts has ...

Tiny zooids known as kelp lace bryozoan live in a colony on kelp leaves, or blades, that when combined resemble mold and are ...

One of the biggest challenges for Connecticut's few kelp farmers is a lack of hands-on training in nursery cultivation.

In Portland, Maine, seaweed is everywhere — and not just the bay or the ocean. The Maine oysters at Fore Street are served ...

Eleven participants in the Alaska mapping project included active seaweed farmers, hatchery workers/operators, and others ...

Bull kelp, the whiplike brown algae seen bobbing in Puget Sound this time of year, has a superpower. Capable of growing up to a foot of new foliage each day, it forms vast underwater forests, 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 ...

Renowned Spanish chef Ángel León will open Amura, his first restaurant outside of Spain, this December at the Mount Nelson.