seaweed

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.

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Marine ecologists in Sydney have restored a once thriving seaweed species, which vanished along a stretch of the city’s coastline during the 1970s and 80s.

Hbr foreshore

Contaminated seaweeds in Sydney Harbour could be threatening the small animals that feed on them, according to UNSW research.