Why do sea otters hold hands? As you’ll see in this video, it is actually a rather clever sea otter survival strategy!

now that scientists have discovered that kelp forests temporarily store roughly 20 times more carbon per acre than woodest forests on land. Fortunately, sea otters have emerged as the unsuspecting ...

Bull kelp provides food and shelter for salmon, Southern Resident orcas, sunflower stars, pinto abalone, rockfish, harbor ...

Kelp is being negatively impacted by climate change. Warming ocean temperatures have led to shorter growing and harvesting seasons, including for sugar kelp, one of the most commonly farmed kelp ...

Last summer, the Vancouver Aquarium started offering sea otter encounters, and the Straight had the chance to see what it was like to interact a little more closely with the aquarium’s fluffiest ...

In California’s Monterey Bay, where the vast Pacific Ocean meets lush kelp forests, sea otters, especially the females, are becoming more resourceful. These charismatic marine mammals ...

HABITAT: Sea otters inhabit coastal waters, usually less than half a mile from shore. Their typical haunts include precipitous rocky shores, barrier reefs, tidewater stones, and dense kelp forests.

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Kelp Keeper Take on a vital role in the ecosystem in this action-packed bullet hell. Control a charming sea otter and protect the kelp forest from an ...

“Because otters help maintain kelp ecosystems by holding urchins in check, any statewide recovery of otters that can be achieved may facilitate statewide recovery of kelp ecosystems.” Though ...

Built with Silicon Valley money, the facility is one of the world’s leading aquariums, with millions of visitors and a ...