Pacific Kelp Co. is working with two university researchers to study the benefits of their kelp extract as fertilizer. If it ...

Kelp may be one of the first species to show how coastal ecosystems will respond to the L.A. fires. These forests of fast-growing brown algae provide food and habitat for hundreds of marine ...

Some growers push the limits and cultivate massive plants that tower over the average home grow. While most indoor and ...

A new study finds that microplastic pollution reduces plant photosynthesis, threatening global food security and worsening ...

by eating the sea urchins that nibble away at the plant. A study last year strengthened the link between recovering sea otter populations and the long-term health of kelp forests – the towering ...

kelp beds, grasslands, and salt marsh communities, have long been viewed as classic examples of bottom-up regulated systems dominated by relatively unpalatable plants controlled by physical ...

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, ...

Kevin Gaines, director of operations at Kelp Ark, explained the process: "We take the live plants, and we bring them back to our aqua culture systems at AltaSea. And we actually get them to ...