Catalina Island is recognized for its marine-protected areas, diverse wildlife, and kelp forests. Small bubbles trail upward ... renowned documentary about Catalina put it on the map, so he is ...

There are two environmental campsites that are among the most coveted in the California State Park system—perched on a bluff overlooking the ocean with views of McWay Falls. These sites book up six ...

Through footage from a drone more than 100 feet in the sky, the researchers watched orcas yank out sections of the stem of bull kelp, a giant seaweed that forms vast underwater forests in coastal ...

A section of the Republican megabill pending in the U.S. Senate would require the government to sell some of the public land in Alaska and 10 other states, to build housing. The Senate's draft ...

An interactive map from the Wilderness Society highlights the tracts of US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands that could go up for sale if the Senate's version of the budget bill ...

“People often focus on the dramatic bleaching of coral reefs, but with kelp forests, the decline is quieter, until it’s too late. These underwater forests are supporting a whole ecosystem.

Now, new research has found that sea otters’ level of influence on how quickly kelp forests grow back depends on what other species the mammals interact with.

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The orcas and salmon are not alone -- undersea kelp forests have also been devastated as ocean temperatures rise. Unless something changes, the outlook for southern resident killer whales is "very ...

Kelp forests are lush underwater forests that cover large areas globally and play a crucial role in marine ecosystems. They serve as homes for many different marine species, help to sequester carbon ...