Sea otters are critical players in marine ecosystems and are a keystone species, meaning they have a profound effect on their ...

Mussel abundance appears to have acted like an all-you-can-eat buffet. The local otter census ... (often called Pisaster ochraceus) due to a sea star wasting event created a mussel boom – offering sea ...

Mussel bonanza benefits sea otters Monterey Bay Aquarium researchers have been observing sea otter foraging behavior for decades. Sea otters consume their prey at the surface, which is key to ...

MONTEREY – After much anticipation, Opal, the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s new resident sea otter, made her public debut Tuesday, joining her fellow raftmates on exhibit. Opal is expected to move ...

which is key to recording what they eat and where they forage. Following the loss of Pisaster, sea otters more than doubled their mussel consumption, increasing from less than 7% to nearly 18% of ...

In 2013, a sea star wasting syndrome decimated populations of Pisaster along the west coast of North America and along the Monterey Peninsula in California, where this study was conducted. The orange ...

A scenic haven for artists and writers since the 1880s, the village now features a thriving culinary scene; Carmel-by-the-Sea has more restaurants per capita than any other small city in the US.

Along Oregon’s rugged coastline, a significant ecological transformation is quietly taking place. Sea otters, once abundant in these waters before being hunted to local extinction in the early 1900s, ...

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