Bringing back sunflower sea stars, which are functionally extinct in California, could help restore kelp forests off the ...

A photographer shares the epiphanies she has had while chronicling underwater jungles off the California coast ...

The kelp forests of central California, and particularly those within Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, have undergone interesting and, in some cases, dramatic changes in the past decade.

New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium reveals a surprising ripple effect in coastal ecosystems: the collapse of one ...

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- Opal the Otter is making a splash at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, having made its debut Tuesday. The world-famous aquarium welcomed its newest otter addition on April 29, ...

New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium reveals a surprising ripple effect in coastal ecosystems: the collapse of one ...

Marine heat waves that seemed extreme just a decade ago will become commonplace by the end of this century in waters favored ...

Sea otters are an important part of a healthy marine habitat, and help restore wetlands and protect kelp forests, and the Monterey Bay ... habitat along the California coast.

Kidd, conservation project manager with the Sunflower Star Laboratory in the Monterey Bay area, was part of ... were key for maintaining healthy kelp forests until they essentially disappeared ...

In 2013, a sea star wasting syndrome decimated populations of Pisaster along the west coast of North America and along the Monterey Peninsula in California, where this study was conducted. The orange ...