A photographer shares the epiphanies she has had while chronicling underwater jungles off the California coast ...

The last day for deepwater rockfishing in our area was Wednesday. Many anglers are disappointed because deepwater rockfish ...

The mission marks another step forward in a sprawling, multi-institution effort dedicated to recovering the species that scientists didn’t realize were key for maintaining healthy kelp forests ...

A research team at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has identified kelp for all of its positive economic and environmental contributions. "Kelp is, I call it, a kind of Swiss Army Knife of ...

Chef Andrew Wilkinson of North Coast Seafoods hands out samples of kelp "meatballs" at an Introduction to Global Public Health class. (Photos by Lee Pellegrini) A new nutritious, sustainable, ...

Nearshore species include black, black and yellow, blue, brown, calico, china, copper, gopher, grass, kelp, tree fish and olive rockfish. From April through December we enjoy a good representation ...

OAKLAND, Calif.— The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned NOAA Fisheries today to grant Endangered Species Act protection to bull kelp, which faces grave threats from climate change and coastal ...

In ideal conditions it can grow nearly half a metre a day. Like forests on land, a kelp forest is structurally complex. It provides a variety of habitats for many species. Here, blue rockfish navigate ...