Sea Otter Captures (In cooperation with USGS-BRD and the Monterey Bay Aquarium) Written by Miles Reed    Tuesday, 21 November 2006 Coming soon... Sea Otter Capture Sketch Read more... Last Updated ( Thursday, 02 August 2007 ) Read more...

Bi-Annual Sea Otter Counts Written by Mike Harris    Tuesday, 21 November 2006 Land Based Sea Otter Survey Since 1982, a standardized method has been deployed to survey the sea otter population in California. The entire sea otter range is surveyed twice annually, in early fall and late spring. The spring surveys have traditionally been used to assess population status because they are both consistently higher than fall surveys and show less variability. The fall survey data supplements the spring data to provide the necessary information to assess female reproductive rates and changes in reproductive success of the California sea otter population through time. Read more... Last Updated ( Wednesday, 08 August 2007 ) Read more...