It was voted as Australia’s Best Beach a few short months ago, but under the surface a dark shift is taking place. An army of ...

Restoring underwater kelp forests by culling overgrazing sea urchins would deliver significant financial benefits, a new ...

Restoring Port Phillip Bay’s dwindling kelp forests by culling overgrazing sea urchins would deliver more than $92 million in ...

Restoring Port Phillip Bay's dwindling kelp forests by culling overgrazing sea urchins would deliver more than $92 million in benefits, a new study ...

The marine creatures are marching down Australia’s east coast and colonising Port Phillip Bay. But some people are determined ...

KEY TAKEAWAYS Sea urchin overpopulation threatens Hōnaunau Bay's coral reef recovery, new research reveals. Overfishing reduces fish that control urchins, worsening erosion and reef decline.

The sunflower sea star has a starring role in their kelp forest homes where they control the urchin population. Without this management, urchins can overpopulate and graze kelp forests away.

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A new study led by the University of Victoria shows that natural climate solutions could be found in the underwater kelp forests that line Canada's coastlines. The research team set out to estimate ...

"Sunflower sea stars in particular are an important keystone predator in the benthic marine ecosystem," said lab manager Andrew Kim. "And in kelp forest ecosystems. And we lost them.