Half a million barrels of toxic waste lurking beneath the waves just miles from California’s coastline sounds like the plot ...

The long golden-brown strands of bull kelp that wash up along Washington’s shores might seem like just beach debris, but they’re a reminder of the vibrant underwater forests below. Children may play ...

Goldfish possess genetic traits that allow them to swell up to four pounds—the size of a Chihuahua. Experts say that's why ...

In our warming oceans, marine species are moving into new areas and "re-engineering" or often destroying those ecosystems ... where there were still healthy kelp reefs and abalone stocks, such ...

New IMAS research has determined that overfishing – and eating – of one particular pest is helping to protect delicate marine ...

Chef Andrew Wilkinson of North Coast Seafoods hands out samples of kelp "meatballs" at an Introduction to Global Public Health class. (Photos by Lee Pellegrini) A new nutritious, sustainable, ...

Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones Once settled in a reef, the urchins can affect more than 150 species in the area, including destroying 15 per cent of kelp beds into marine deserts called urchin barrens.

An ecosystem is a group of animals, plants and microorganisms that live together. The group of each type of living thing is called a community, and the place that they live is called a habitat.