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Sunflower star larvae raised at Dr. Jason Hodin’s lab in Washington as seen under a microscope. The dark shapes are stomachs. Photo credit: Dennis Wise/University of Washington

Baby sea stars and urchins reveal insights for kelp forest restoration

The tiniest of creatures are helping Sea Grant-funded scientists solve one of the biggest problems in the kelp forest crisis.

A diver checks equipment used to plant bull kelp.

How math is helping restore bull kelp forests

By Gina Contolini, Kelp Management Extension Fellow, California Sea Grant

Scripps Pier.

California Sea Grant welcomes Lian Guo as the new Research Coordinator

Lian Guo joins the team at California Sea Grant, which is based at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.