Plant-eating tropical fish species are causing serious damage to algae and kelp forests in sub-tropical and temperate regions around the world, an international team of experts warn.

Plant-eating tropical fish species are causing serious damage to algae and kelp forests in sub-tropical and temperate regions around the world, an international team of experts warn.

Visible just below the surface of the waves, giant kelp swayed in the water as divers went below Thursday for a first-hand look at kelp restoration efforts. Activists, fish visit kelp forest - Los ...

The vast swathes of kelp forest growing along the world’s coastlines are estimated to generate US$500 billion a year on average, making them considerably more valuable than previous studies have ...

"People have studied the importance of kelp forests for habitat and food around the world, but we never knew that providing energy was such a critical function of kelp forests in the Gulf of Maine ...

Fourteen years ago, Goldblatt started the Fish Reef Project, working to restore local native kelp forests. He tells me they were wiped out off the coast of Goleta during a 1983 El Niño.

The idea is that the soluble contents of the feces and uneaten food from the salmon pens will be largely taken up by the kelp, providing nutrients that may boost the seaweed's growth by up to 50%.

Giant Kelp and Fish (IMAGE) University of California - Santa Barbara. Caption. A school of halfmoons in a giant kelp forest off southern California. Credit. Ron McPeak. Usage Restrictions.

Kelp forest decline along southern Maine has led to a shift in food web dynamics, with predatory fish now relying on phytoplankton rather than kelp for energy. Turf algae, despite their abundance ...

Kelp forests provide an estimated value of $500 billion to the world and capture 4.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from seawater each year.