Other research has shown that sea otters help kelp forests regrow by controlling the number of sea urchins that munch kelp. Sea otters "are amazing finders and eaters," said Brian Silliman ...

For decades, the number of California sea otters cratered. But they've been making a comeback — and are helping curb erosion along the coast by eating the crabs that accelerate it. For decades ...

We have sustainable fisheries that are local producing food for the people of California, and this increase in the number of sea otters is gonna have an impact on that," said Dave Rudie ...

Encounters between people and otters are rare. Most of the marine mammals have an innate aversion to humans and are usually more interested in the crabs and sea urchins they eat off the ocean floor.

Other research has shown that sea otters help kelp forests regrow by controlling the number of sea urchins that munch kelp. Sea otters "are amazing finders and eaters," said Brian Silliman ...

That could happen in San Francisco Bay. “San Francisco Bay could support a large number of sea otters, given its size and potential as habitat,” said Jessica Fujii, the aquarium’s sea otter ...

When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia, researchers saw kelp forests return to areas that were destroyed by sea urchins.

Adorably fuzzy sea otters aren’t just cute ... looking at how they interact and the number of local species. They determined ...

California wildlife officials are hoping to apprehend a 5-year-old sea otter, who has a knack for riding the waves after committing longboard larceny. By Annie Roth Annie Roth lives in Santa Cruz ...

Other research has shown that sea otters help kelp forests regrow by controlling the number of sea urchins that munch kelp. Sea otters “are amazing finders and eaters,” said Brian Silliman ...