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 ...

An artificial reef created by Southern California Edison is alive with giant kelp, its strands waving “like thick hair” at the surface as fishing boats probe its edge.The 174 acres of kelp ...

Press ReleaseOverfishing and changes in ocean conditions have contributed to the collapse of barred sand bass and kelp bass off the Southern California coast, according to a new study led by a rese… ...

Kelp attached to a 174-acre reef that Southern California Edison built last summer off San Clemente is rising toward the surface and is earning national acclaim. The National Association of Environ… ...

A giant sea bass swims amid kelp at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Kelp is highly sensitive to environmental changes. Fluctuations in temperature, light availability, nutrients and ...