Weekly news and new research on the world's kelp forests, why they matter, the species holding coastlines together, and one long-running personal fascination with them.
Start exploring ↓Kelp forests are among the most productive ecosystems on the planet — sheltering marine life, buffering coastlines, and quietly pulling carbon out of the water.
Explore the kelp world →Warming water and a sea urchin boom keep pressuring one of the West Coast's key nearshore species, with recovery patchy from one stretch of coastline to the next.
Browse all kelp news →New estimates place the value of carbon storage, coastal protection and habitat that kelp forests provide in the hundreds of billions of dollars a year, and researchers are still refining the figures.
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