Divers recently sought evidence of the Palisades fire's underwater toll, particularly its effect on a vital anchor of the coastal ecosystem: kelp.

Once the water clears, divers will return healthy kelp to the sea. All of this is part of an effort to protect sea life from the immediate blackout conditions beneath the surface caused by ...

Adorably fuzzy sea otters aren’t just cute. The marine mammals serve a crucial role, helping to restore the giant kelp forests they rely on by removing their top predators, the sea urchins.

No one yet knows how sea life will respond to an urban fire of this magnitude. Kelp may be one of the first species to tell us. “They’re a big sentinel species that are indicators of how our ...