kelp forests

kelp under the surface

New research suggests these underwater canopies provide hundreds of billions of dollars in value to society.

Underwater shot of kelp

When we stopped whaling, the whales recovered. But our vital kelp forests won’t return without our help.

surveying lessonia kelp forests in chile.

An ambitious restoration challenge aims to restore these forgotten forests.

a graphical representation of ocean eddies as seen from a satellite

UNSW researchers have solved the mystery of why and how ocean ‘hotspots’ are forming so fast, by examining the winds that influence the ocean currents heating these areas.

adriana verges measuring crawyeed at bondi

Marine ecologists from UNSW Sydney have pieced together the untold history of kelp forest management around the world. The findings will help us understand how we can bring this vital ecosystem back from the brink.

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Cool-water kelp forests are vanishing, eaten by tropical species moving south on warming waters, write Adriana Vergés, Peter Steinberg and Thomas Wernberg.