The weathered UC Davis Marine Laboratory looms in thick fog on the edge of the ocean near Bodega Bay. Inside, an experiment ...

Researchers examining a century of ocean maps made an exciting discovery linking sea otter populations to kelp forests: Where sea otters thrive, so do these critical underwater habitats.

“Think of it as the old-growth forest under the ocean ... On the California coast, the decline of sea otters have meant that urchins can overwhelm giant kelp beds, but that isn’t as ...

Temperatures have become too warm in the southern parts of the Gulf of Maine for kelp forests, a foundation for marine life.

Instead, they enter the loving hands of keepers at AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums. Without ocean kelp forests and sea urchins to attend to, the otters are usually kept busy in other ways. Quint ...

Kelp forests are a prime habitat for many species ... we are proud the New York Aquarium has participated in the southern sea otter rescue and rehabilitation program with other AZA-accredited ...

which keep their populations in check and helps protect coastal kelp forests from being overgrazed. The New York Aquarium has provided a home for 11 rescued sea otters since 1991.

Sea urchins, a favorite food of the otters, flourished, which in turn destroyed the kelp forests that many other animals depended on for survival. Without the kelp forests to live and hunt in ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ocean Wise and the Kelp Forest Alliance are excited to release a first-of-its-kind guidebook to standardize the monitoring of kelp forest ...

South of the San Francisco Bay, however, healthier kelp forests still coat the coasts and give life to California's iconic sea otters. At Fort Ross Cove, the scientists unraveled these inoculated ...