Researchers are growing the food of the future in this laboratory: meat that uses kelp as an alternative to animal-based ingredients.

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, ...

Sea otters are keystone species in kelp forests. Kelp forests rely on the top-down pressure sea otters exert via predation on ...

Then, they would freeze some of the sperm of the males there and take that — plus 10 live, adult starfish and larvae — back with them to the Lower 48.But some of the massive, velvety echinoderms began ...

With more than 70 businesses participating annually, Maine Seaweed Week is the largest seaweed food and drink festival in North America. Celebrating Maine’s kelp harvest and showcases ...

making it an abundant source of vitamins and minerals like iodine, potassium, magnesium, calcium and iron. One of the benefits claimed for kelp is that its abundance of vitamins and ...

Marine heat waves that seemed extreme just a decade ago will become commonplace by the end of this century in waters favored ...

They are a vital part of the kelp forest ecosystem, which provides food and shelter for diverse ocean species and is also a source of economic stability and recreation for fisherman and divers ...

We are honored to receive this recognition and share Seaweed-ish™ Kelp Meatballs with the industry’s top food and beverage professionals who are looking for innovative, high-quality menu ...