Let's explore five mesmerizing kelp forest dives promising an unforgettable adventure beneath the waves. Situated off the ...

Warming oceans are wiping out kelp forests. New research shows turf algae release chemicals that stop kelp from growing back.

And yet scientists are studying kelp not just as a casualty of climate change but as a survivor. “Diving into the kelp forest is like falling into a dream,” says Sara T. Gonzalez, a researcher at the ...

From sunken ships to kelp forests to vibrant reefs, these national park experiences are as uncrowded as it gets. Here’s where ...

the captain announces over the radio, as we cut through the inky-blue Santa Barbara Channel back ... gliding through a kelp ...

While free diving to photograph kelp forests along the California coastline, I’ve viscerally felt the consequences of finiteness as a living being—the fleeting nature of a single breath, the limits of ...

California established a network of marine protected areas. MPAs cover roughly 16% of California’s state waters. A long, reddish and black sheephead wove through a maze of towering kelp in a ...

For the remote national park that spans five islands off the coast of Southern California ... where Chan’s job comes in. Channel Islands National Park’s kelp forest monitoring program has ...

Chan can now return to his job surveying the Channel Islands kelp forests and tide pools, as part of the park’s mission to monitor and preserve these natural resources. Since he has been reinstated, ...

When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia, researchers saw kelp forests return to areas that were destroyed by sea urchins.