Bull kelp — while unassuming — is an essential fixture in the marine ecosystem up and down the West Coast. The expansive underwater forests provide protection for vulnerable sea creatures ...

The pair were studying how the genetics of New Zealand bull kelp vary across the southern hemisphere when they noticed something very strange. The kelp living along the coast of mainland New ...

The long golden-brown strands of bull kelp that wash up along Washington’s shores might seem like just beach debris, but they’re a reminder of the vibrant underwater forests below. Children ...

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 ...

The pair were studying how the genetics of New Zealand bull kelp vary across the Southern Hemisphere, and they noticed something very strange. The kelp living along the coast of mainland New ...

Ooh-ooh, breathe the arctic air ♪ (water lapping) - [Lia] Their she is. - Yeah, so we're looking at some Bull Kelp, Nereocystis Luetkeana. It tends to grow in these areas where there's a lot of ...

Across the South and Central Sound, bull kelp populations have decreased by two-thirds since the 1870s, according to a 2021 study published in PLOS ONE. McLeod wants to know why. After working as ...

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 ...

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 ...

You get a little bolder, you grow more kelp. - Root is big. - Yummy. - Yeah. - Bull kelp is beautiful. Some of those wild bull kelp bubbles can get like this big, right? And those whips can be 15 ...

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.