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Good news! Annual Sea Otter Count for 2012 is up
Monterey, CA –The U.S. Geological Survey’s Western Ecological Research Center (USGS-WERC) released their annual sea otter survey count for 2012 this week and the news is good. The results were presented with cautious optimism since “the southern sea otter population … Continue reading
CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO END THE ‘NO-OTTER’ ZONE
June 15, 2012 California Coastal Commission finds that proposed termination of southern sea otter translocation program is consistent with California Coastal Act Huntington Beach, CA—By unanimous vote, the California Coastal Commission yesterday confirmed … Continue reading
Fisheries exemptions included in 2013 House National Defense Authorization Act
On May 17th, Rep. Gallegly made a floor statement for his amendment, formerly House Bill HR 4043, to the 2013 House National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to establish “Military Readiness Areas” and provide unprecedented protections for all commercial fishery interests … Continue reading
Otters remain in harm’s way of H.R. 4043 – Bill hearing before Full Natural Resource Committee
Last week, southern sea otter conservation dodged a bullet as House Bill H.R. 4043 was not included as an amendment to H.R. 4310 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 in the Armed Services Committee Hearing. This is … Continue reading
House Subcommittee Hearing on H.R. 4043 hits the Target
House Bill H.R. 4043 had its day before the House Natural Resource Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs on April 19th. The witnesses before the committee to provide testimony were: Donald Schregardus, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy … Continue reading
If it happened here….The legacy of the Exxon Valdez Disaster
MONTEREY, CA – On the eve of the 23rd anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound and in the shadow of the Deep Water Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, we should pause and reflect … Continue reading
Ocean inspiration
Last week the Fish and Game Commission met in Monterey. The Otter Project & Monterey Coastkeeper staff spent the better part of two days in the ballroom of the Beach Resort in Monterey (which sounds more glamorous than it actually is), speaking … Continue reading
Otter Starz: Featuring Mark Lolik of Monterey Bay Photos
When news of the struggling otter population hits, we get a lot of questions like, “what can people do?” What an opportunity! Unfortunately, it’s a complicated question. The issues that face otters are big. But like all big issues, they … Continue reading
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Sea otter population is in trouble
The Otter Project released its sea otter status report today, based on the 2009 spring count and stranding information from throughout the previous year. You can read the report in full by following the link above. Although two indicators showed … Continue reading
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Endangered Neighbors
Those of you who attended last years sea otter art show The Otter Zone might remember this guy: This great shot was featured right in the center of last years’ show. It’s by Sebastian Kennerknecht, a local wildlife photographer who … Continue reading
Sea Otter Scoop 