In ideal conditions it can grow nearly half a metre a day. Like forests on land, a kelp forest is structurally complex. It provides a variety of habitats for many species. Here, blue rockfish navigate ...

“Gray whales and seals come in, and occasionally orcas,” he says. “There are kelp beds offshore.” At low tide, when large swaths of the beach become exposed, Goedert goes in search of fossils ...

Beneath the surface, these swaying kelp forests create habitats for sea stars, rockfish, abalone, and more. Globally ... After hungry purple urchins mow down kelp forest, they lay dormant on the sea ...

The Washington state Department of Natural Resources and the Squaxin Island Tribe have announced a partnership to conserve the Squaxin Island Kelp Bed, the last major kelp bed in South Puget Sound.