SAN JOSE, Calif. — The weathered UC Davis Marine Laboratory looms in thick fog on the edge of the ocean near Bodega Bay. Inside, an experiment is playing out that gives a badly needed boost to ...

If you’ve ever walked a beach in South Puget Sound, you’ve seem them — long, brown tendrils that look like they could do some damage if someone used them as a whip. They’re called bull kelp, and they ...

Alarmed by the rapid loss of the bull kelp forests along the northern California coast in the past decade, researchers are hoping to unlock the key to reviving the vibrant underwater ecosystems along ...

The weathered UC Davis Marine Laboratory looms in thick fog on the edge of the ocean near Bodega Bay. Inside, an experiment is playing out that gives a needed boost to Northern California’s kelp ...

Bull kelp — while unassuming — is an essential fixture in the marine ecosystem up and down the West Coast. The expansive underwater forests provide protection for vulnerable sea creatures, including ...

Beyond tall cliffs and Whidbey’s southernmost beach lies a 90-acre underwater forest wrapping around almost the entirety of Possession Point. Rows and rows of bull kelp filter the morning light ...

CASPAR BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A welding hammer strapped to her wrist, Joy Hollenback slipped on blue fins and swam into the churning, chilly Pacific surf one fall morning to do her part to save Northern ...

The Oregon Kelp Alliance has issued a status report on kelp forests. A new report spells out exactly how much Oregon’s kelp forests have dwindled over the past decade or so — and the picture is bleak.

The weathered UC Davis Marine Laboratory looms in thick fog on the edge of the ocean near Bodega Bay. Inside, an experiment is playing out that gives a badly-needed boost to Northern California’s kelp ...

CASPAR BEACH — A welding hammer strapped to her wrist, Joy Hollenback slipped on blue fins and swam into the churning, chilly Pacific surf one fall morning to do her part to save Northern California’s ...