The data could provide valuable input for future sustainability work in our oceans. Experts stunned by discovery in kelp ...

Sea otters are proving to be Mother Nature's solution to the prevention of coastal erosion, a recent discovery that further demonstrates how conservation efforts can help to restore an ecosystem ...

Learn more about how one rescue diver–turned-conservationist is working to bring a thriving sea otter population back to the ...

Sea otters consume their prey at the surface, ... understanding how changes in one ecosystem impact another is central to developing effective conservation strategies.

FILE--In this Jan. 15, 2010, file photo, a a sea otter is seen in Morro Bay, Calif. Bringing sea otters back to a California estuary has helped restore the ecosystem by controlling the number of ...

Missing sea otters was a 'mis-balance in our ecosystem,' says marine planning manager Niisii Guujaaw Keena Alwahaidi · CBC Radio · Posted: Dec 27, 2023 11:52 AM EST | Last Updated: December 27, 2023 ...

Ultimately, there was more species competition off the Golden State, slowing sea otters’ positive impact on the ecosystem. They didn’t have as strong of an effect as they did up north.

The paper reported the welcome news that over the past decade, the Elkhorn sea otters have significantly reduced the impact of the global invaders. "Back in the early 2000s, we would sometime ...

Conservation efforts have helped the population of sea otters begin to recover, and studies show that their returned presence to California marshland has slowed erosion there.

After a mass algal die-off in the Pacific, researchers used satellites, undergrads, artificial intelligence and children in tide pools to figure out what was lost—and how it might come back.

When sea stars fall, sea otters rise: Sea otters benefit from prey boom triggered by loss of ochre sea stars Study shows the importance of keystone predators in connected ecosystems ...