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One of the main focus points of the research trip will be the pole-to-pole health of the giant and bull kelp forests along the western coasts of North and South America. UVic’s Spectral Lab ...

The legislation co-sponsored by Rep. Greg Nance, D-Bainbridge Island, designates bull kelp as the state's marine forest in an effort to protect the species along Washington's coastlines.

he exclaims. Beas grew up with coral reefs on his doorstep, but on a chance visit to the cooler waters of the Pacific he encountered bull kelp for the first time and fell in love. Like its ...

Urchin predation is a major cause of kelp decline in some areas. Image courtesy of Tristin Anoush McHugh. Banner image: Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) in California. Image courtesy of Tristin ...

They’re called bull kelp, and they are vital to the marine life that inhabits our off shore environment, marine biologists say. And, yes, they are in danger. Bull kelp provides food and shelter ...

There are still huge challenges to overcome before California's bull kelp is on the path to recovery. But scientists say the progress has relieved fears the forests were lost forever.

Oregon State University A new report spells out exactly how much Oregon’s kelp forests have dwindled over the past decade or so — and the picture is bleak. According to a status report ...

This is just one of the many beds watched closely by the Samish Indian Nation and mapped out yearly using aerial footage and GPS data to show just how fast bull kelp is disappearing throughout the ...

Two species predominate along the West Coast: giant kelp, which is more common in southern latitudes, and bull kelp, which is more prevalent in northern latitudes. Pioneering technology to monitor ...

Bull kelp, a giant species of seaweed that can grow 100 feet tall underwater and is known as the “sequoias of the sea,” is dying at a record pace, and so far, it’s not coming back.