Some coastal tourist areas are fending off continent-scale surges of macroalgae, while one important seaweed belt has nearly disappeared
The Ocean Equity Index aims to balance the benefits of the "blue economy," but some experts are skeptical of the approach
Seaweed has acted as fertilizer, food and medicine. Now researchers are beginning to tally more of its environmental benefits.
In many communities along all three coasts, without fish to catch there can be no long-term recovery