Sea otters have powerful teeth and even more powerful bites – an estimated 615 pounds of force. That’s about as much as a ...

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, ...

The rich resources of Pacific kelp forests helped humans populate the Americas. Now depleted by as much as 95 percent, they ...

Want to help California’s kelp forests? Eat sea urchins. Want to help California’s kelp forests? Eat sea urchins. To save kelp forests, scientists try breeding sea stars To save kelp forests ...

In short: otters eat urchins, so kelp thrives. But the slower return off California was something of a mystery. To understand what was going on in the ecosystem, Langendorf developed a model that ...

“Eating sea urchins is actually a way to help the kelp,” said Lamb, pointing to people who are “diving and collecting urchins to use them for all sorts of things, like food, fertilizer, or ...

Nutrient-rich, naturally vegan, and gluten-free kelp “meatballs” are being introduced this semester in select BC dining halls, such as Tully Café and Corcoran Commons. A type of seaweed, kelp is ...