To start a kelp-based grooming session, an orca places the bull kelp stipe on its face and nuzzles against another killer whale—often a close family member or age-mate—like an affectionate cat.

Highly productive kelp forests are being touted as a natural climate solution, but do we know enough to count them as such?

Scientists identify heat-resistant kelp strain A new strain of kelp can help support sustainable farming Date: February 10, 2025 Source: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Summary: Kelp is being ...

Using only fins, divers wild-harvest abalone off eastern Australia’s coast. The marine snail, known for its beautiful iridescent shell but sought for its meat, is a fishery worth more than 150 ...

Cold Current Kelp creates clean skincare from the seaweed, while Atlantic Sea Farms works with independent farmers to create tasty kelp-centered products.

CT's kelp industry grows the seaweed primarily for food, but farmers say it could have a wide range of applications they're eager to support.

According to a status report released by the Oregon Kelp Alliance in November, nearly 900 acres of bull kelp forest has essentially disappeared off the Oregon Coast since 2010.

Bull kelp once cloaked Puget Sound's shorelines, providing habitat for other species and preventing erosion. They've been in decline for decades.

Kelp forests have declined across the world and governments, organizations and businesses are mounting efforts to restore 9 million acres of kelp globally by 2040.

Rescuing Kelp Forests Through Science Breakthrough genetic research at a Massachusetts lab could save the world’s vanishing kelp forests—and support American kelp farming, too. The Hard Work of ...