The push is on to return sea otters to Oregon, Northern California coasts
Local tribes and nonprofits have received a grant to lead the planning effort to bring back the furry mammals, which have ...
Elakha Alliance leads charge to restore sea otters to Oregon coast
Sea otters have been missing from the Oregon coast for more than a century, and local non-profit Elakha Alliance is trying to ...
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Keeping the Balance: Tlingit hunter fights for shellfish and tradition
With the Southeast Alaska sea otter population now at around 25,000, Douville hunts, in part, to reduce the otter population ...
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Sea otters have a favorite rock that they keep in a fur pocker under their arms. They have a clever reason for it
Open the Youtube video Sea otters are the smallest marine mammals, but they have some incredible adaptations to thrive in the ocean. Unlike seals and whales, they don’t have a thick layer of blubber ...
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Aquarium of the Pacific releases new marine species report card
The Aquarium’s Marine Species Report Card aims to inform the public about the health of crucial marine species in California.
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The world’s kelp needs help — less than 2% is highly protected
Using only fins, divers wild-harvest abalone off eastern Australia’s coast. The marine snail, known for its beautiful iridescent shell but sought for its meat, is a fishery worth more than 150 million ...
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Aquarium of the Pacific releases new marine species report card
The southern sea otter population, for example, has made quite a comeback in recent years. At their lowest population level, according to the aquarium’s vice president of animal care ...