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Maine’s Once Abundant Kelp Forests Face an Array of Growing Threats

These breeding grounds for fish are under siege from red turf algae, sea urchins, storm surges, warming waters and climate change.

By Pragathi Ravi

Purple urchins consume the remainder of a small giant kelp. In the background, an urchin barren has cleared the majority of nearby kelp and algae leaving an environment less hospitable for many species. Credit: Michael Langhans

In the Pacific, Global Warming Disrupted The Ecological Dance of Urchins, Sea Stars And Kelp. Otters Help Restore Balance.

By Mallory Pickett and Bob Berwyn

Kelp forest

Two Ocean Carbon Sinks Shrinking, Studies Find

By Katherine Bagley

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