Research has found that the median recovery rate of kelp beds near Malibu was a mere 7% in the two years after the Woolsey fire. The boat bobbed gently off Malibu’s Big Rock Beach as a trio of ...

The boat bobbed gently off Malibu’s Big Rock Beach as a trio of scientific divers ... effect on a vital anchor of the coastal ecosystem: kelp. The divers were with Kelp Ark, a San Pedro-based ...

The boat bobbed gently off Malibu's Big Rock Beach as a trio of scientific divers ... effect on a vital anchor of the coastal ecosystem: kelp. The divers were with Kelp Ark, a San Pedro-based ...

Grabbing it with his hands, he drags the kelp further up the beach to dry land. Joseph thinks kelping is a great job because he gets to be at the beach all day. (triple j hack: April McLennan ...

Kelp forests also alter the movement of water on the coastline and can provide a buffer against storm damage by reducing wave energy onto the land. If you live near a beach or rocky shoreline that has ...

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.

Adorably fuzzy sea otters aren’t just cute. The marine mammals serve a crucial role, helping to restore the giant kelp forests they rely on by removing their top predators, the sea urchins.