Elevated concentrations of heavy metals have been detected at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve by scientists following a recent fire at Vistra Moss Landing Power Plant and Energy Storage Facility.

While there are other animals in Elkhorn Slough that eat green crabs, such as sharks, rays, wading birds and larger crabs, green crabs only decreased when the otter population increased.

THEY HELP TO PROTECT THE KELP BEDS OFF SHORE BY CONSUMING SEA URCHINS, AND THEY HELP TO PROTECT THE SEA BEDS HERE IN THE SLOUGH" "SO HEALTHY SEA OTTERS MEAN A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT." THE ELKHORN ...

The fallout came from four days of smoke. Results of immediate testing in Elkhorn Slough by scientists from the Moss Landing Marine Lab indicate an alarming increase in trace elements found in the ...

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Researchers find heavy metals in sensitive habitat near Moss Landing battery fire site, a group of locals collect 125 samples for independent testing.

"Elkhorn Slough hosts a tremendous diversity of plant and animal life and has been designated a Globally Important Bird Area by the National Audubon Society and the American Birding Conservancy ...

A fire at the Moss Landing battery plant may have released heavy metals into the nearby Elkhorn Slough Reserve ... and hundreds of species of migratory birds. According to a press release from ...