National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis - kid's otter site

Otternet : "Your source for otter fun, facts, and faces."

Western Ecological Research Center: "Status of Northern Sea Otters in Washington."

Arctic Studies Center - Sea Otter page

Montery Bay Aquarium Sea Otter Exhibit

Literature Cited for this website:

Duggins, et al. 1989. Magnification of Secondary Production by Kelp Detritus in Coastal Marine Ecosystems. Science 245: 170-173.

Frederick, S. G. C. 1980. A Cultural Analysis of Faunal Remains from Three Archaeological Sites in Hesquiat Harbour, BC. Ph.D. Thesis. Dept. of Anthropology and Sociology, UBC, Vancouver. 336 pp.

Gibson, James R. Otter Skins, Boston Ships, and China Goods: The Maritime Fur Trade of the Northwest coast, 1785-1841. McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal. 424 pp.

Leaman, B.M. 1976. The Ecology of Fishes in British Columbia Kelp Beds I. Barkley Sound Nereocystis Beds. In. Victoria: Marine Resources Branch: 108.

Nichol, L.M., Badry, M., Broadhead, J., Convey, L., Cote, C., Eros, C., Ford, J., Frank, R., Gillette, F., James, M., Jameson, R.J., Jeffries, S., Joyce, M., Lawseth, D., Lynch, D., Patterson, M., Shepherd, P., Watson, J., 2003. National Recovery Strategy for the Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) in British Columbia. National Recovery Strategy No. XX. Recovery of Nationally Endangered Wildlife (RENEW). Ottawa, Ontario. XX pp.

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