INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: This year’s El Niño could spell disaster for West Coast fishermen Inside Climate News Ecosystems July 29, 2026Warming waters will severely disrupt food chains, leaving West Coast crews unable to catch commercial stocks, warn ocean advocates. By...
NOAA FISHERIES: New eDNA tool to help track recovery of sunflower sea star, a Pacific Coast ‘apex predator’ NOAA Fisheries Ecosystems June 27, 2026From NOAA Fisheries: A wasting disease that surged during the intense 2013-2016 Pacific marine heatwave known as the Blob decimated numerous...
NOAA FISHERIES: A restored reef brings fish habitat back to Southern California NOAA Fisheries Fish and wildlife December 9, 2025New monitoring shows the Palos Verdes Reef restoration project has increased fish biomass by over 150 percent just 4 years...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Northern California’s next kelp forests might be growing in a lab Courthouse News Service Ecosystems November 15, 2025Kelp once formed “underwater rainforests” on the California coast, but these fragile ecosystems have largely disappeared. At a marine lab...
EOS: Marine protected areas show promise for kelp forest recovery American Geophysical Union Ecosystems September 23, 2025Kelp forests are under increasing stress as oceans warm, but decades of satellite data have revealed the importance of maintaining...
THE CURRENT: Kelp forests are connected to local beach ecosystems UC Santa Barbara Ecosystems September 17, 2025UCSB study highlights the connectivity between kelp forests and nearby beach ecosystems with implications for habitat conservation and recovery By...
MONGABAY: Post-Blob, California’s kelp crisis isn’t going away Mongabay Ecosystems September 9, 2025By David Helvarg, Mongabay KEY IDEAS: Kelp forests function as major habitat for marine biodiversity, but are in rapid decline...
EOS: Scrambling to study smoke on the water American Geophysical Union Wildfires and watersheds August 27, 2025Timely action shows the impact of urban fires on freshwater and marine ecosystems. By Grace van Deelen, EOS As multiple...
