Puget Sound was a global kelp capital for millennia. If we work together, we can enlist the next generation of ...

It may seem like a small step — but passing this law unlocks vital benefits for Puget Sound and all of us who count on it. Benefits like: Keeping young salmon safe. Kelp forests provide vital ...

Bull kelp provides food and shelter for salmon, Southern Resident orcas, sunflower stars, pinto abalone, rockfish, harbor ...

Puget Sound has lost about two-thirds of its bull kelp forests, according to PDZA. Now, a bill before Washington state legislators could help preserve the underwater forests. House Bill 1631 ...

The Puget Sound shore is important for recreation and provides critical habitat for shellfish, fish, kelp, eelgrass, multiple species of seaweed, birds, river otters, seals and sea lions.

Like most aquatic vegetation, kelp is being negatively impacted by climate change. Warming ocean temperatures have led to ...

"Kelp is incredibly versatile. It can also be converted into new fuel sources and can potentially reduce greenhouse gases and our dependence on fossil fuels," said WHOI's Scott Lindell, a research ...

Kelp forests support a kaleidoscope of biodiversity and perform crucial ecosystem functions, yet they are in trouble globally. A recent journal commentary shows that just 15.9% of kelp forests are ...