Meet Ollie, the “Salish Sea Serial Killer,” a cute, furry sea otter with a dark side and a rap sheet longer than the ‘Colwood ...

Meet Ollie, the “Salish Sea Serial Killer,” a cute, furry sea otter with a dark side and a rap sheet longer than the ‘Colwood ...

Without sea stars, urchins will eat too much algae, which can destroy kelp forests and overhaul the ... including anemones, sea snails, octopus and sea slugs like the Spanish shawl.

The concurrent decline of kelp and the increase in visible purple urchins occurred at the same time that sea star wasting syndrome ... mostly of gastropods (e.g., snails, 79%) and crustaceans ...

The concurrent decline of kelp and the increase in visible purple urchins occurred at the same time that sea star wasting syndrome ... mostly of gastropods (e.g., snails, 79%) and crustaceans ...

When researchers surveyed the rock nearly eight decades later, they were surprised at how much life they found still living ...

OKAY, SWITCH TOTES. THEY BUY THEIR KELP SEED SPOOLS FROM ATLANTIC SEA FARMS BECAUSE THEY DON’T SELL BACK THEIR HARVEST. THEY HANG IT IN A NEARBY GREENHOUSE NOT TO EAT, BUT TO USE IN FACIAL OIL.

A multitude of factors appear to be behind the decline, including rising ocean temperatures and booming populations of purple sea urchins, which eat the kelp. The report also outlines future ...

The ocean’s typical seaweed, sea kelp, is acknowledged for its significant nutritional composition and is frequently used in various nutritional formulations. Health-conscious individuals often ...

Dirigo Sea Farm Lab Assistant Jack Tennant tests the kelp solution, which he calls "the magic goop," at the lab facility in Blue Hill, Maine. (Molly Enking/Maine Public) In recent years ...