/Type /Catalog 4 Sea otter population trends in Elkhorn Slough during 2002-2016 were largely attributed to the release of surrogate-reared juveniles and their subsequent reproductive output but were also influenced by natural immigration. Sci. Continued protection and conservation will be required for many decades. J. Wildl. /AIS false Herrick, Jr, and Hanan, D. (1988). PLoS One 7:e32205. >> (2016). For best results viewing and printing PDF documents, it is recommended that you download Evaluation of radio transmitter attachments for sea otters. J. Anim. d7f;?VF+! 8fpbP`T%npZU5Xp{AHa" O1J%t#)fnLMnX8'T%"8%E]!R The population decline likely began in the mid-1980s and declined at a rate of 17.5%/year in the 1990s. However, bottom-up and abiotic processes that influence invertebrate communities also play a role in nearshore ecosystem function and should be considered when designing a nearshore monitoring plan that includes sea otters (Dean et al., 2014). 41, 172182. Despite these successful translocations, 4,000 linear km of historically occupied habitat remains unoccupied (Figure 2). Explain how the otter population in Washington has changed from 1970 to now. Biol. Fish and Wildlife Service. JB wrote Question 4. in giant kelp forests. J. Tinker, M. T. (2015). Efforts to help communities reliant on commercial, recreational, or subsistence shellfish harvesting will require meaningful dialog to predict effects and find solutions. The authors recognize the support they have received from their respective institutions and numerous colleagues and students over many years, which made this article possible. Translocations into historical habitat often showed rapid growth, enhanced genetic diversity and connectivity, and restoration of nearshore community structure and biodiversity. Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) and Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in the North Pacific: Evaluating Mortality Patterns and Assessing Population Status at Multiple Time Scales. B., and Murphey, T. G. (2000). Ph.D. thesis, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. PLoS One 8:e82477. 10, 100107. The Russia, Alaska, and California populations are each designated as subspecies in part for management purposes, although there are some morphological differences (Wilson et al., 1991). Management will benefit from a targeted approach to understanding bottom-up effects that shape species recruitment into sea otter prey populations in concert with the top-down effects of predation related mortality. Sci. Sea otters do well in captivity and can be found in many. Southwest Alaska Distinct Population Segment of the Northern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) - Recovery Plan. doi: 10.1126/science.185.4156.1058, Estes, J. Sea otter population trends worksheet Sea otter population trends worksheet Privacy Policy - Terms of Use - Interest-based Ads 2022 NGC-UK Partnership, All Rights Reserved Credits: 1 Recommended: I would consider this an easier course than the "core" science courses. Patterns of growth and body condition in sea otters from the Aleutian archipelago before and after the recent population decline. When otters disappear, the urchin population explodes and quickly "deforests" the . 20% per year (USFWS 2013b, USGS unpublished data). Webinar for K-12 educators: "Sea Otters and People.". (2006). Dean, T. A., Bodkin, J. L., and Coletti, H. A. In addition, the GWA program evaluates various tractable performance metrics for key species such as survival rates, size distributions and diets. (1978). Initially, remnant populations were small and occupied small ranges, enabling surveys that could be conducted from skiffs with limited personnel and time. 1999). The main threat to sea otters used to be hunting by native people who used their meat as food and their fur for clothing. Understanding the factors that regulate sea otter density will be challenging and likely require focusing on a few index sites that are representative of the variety of littoral habitats occupied by sea otters around the North Pacific Rim. doi: 10.1086/284804. The FWS published anotice of availability of the revised stock assessment report on 28 August 2017, in which it addressed the comments submitted by the Commission and others. Through increases in kelp production arising from sea otters reduction of herbivorous invertebrates or increases in seagrass distribution and abundance arising from their reduction of cancrid (crabs in the Family Cancridae) predators of mesograzers on algal epiphytes, sea otter predation can benefit lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus), kelp greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus), and several species of rockfish (Sebastes and Scorpaenichthys) (Markel, 2011; Hughes et al., 2013; Markel and Shurin, 2015). Examples of this type of strategy include conducting smaller spatial-scale surveys at more frequent intervals (Bodkin, 2015; Coletti et al., 2016), rather than large-scale surveys less frequently, where demographically distinct population trends could become confounding (Esslinger and Bodkin, 2009). Sea-otters and shellfisheries, in Marine Mammals and Fisheries, eds J. R. Beddington, R. J. H. Beverton, and D. M. Lavigne (London: George Allen & Unwin), 187235. 83, 893906. A total of 139 wild sea otters were translocated. An unusual genotype of Toxoplasma gondii is common in California sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) and is a cause of mortality. Stock structure of sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Alaska. That is, localized harvests limited sea otter impacts on local subsistence shellfish resources while not having a significant impact on the range-wide sea otter population. Females move freely among these territories, but any female within a territory will be investigated for sexual receptivity. A., and Jameson, R. J. They can swim on their backs easily, and their muscular tail helps them steer and swim. doi: 10.1016/S0020-7519(02)00069-3, Miller, M. A., Grigg, M. E., Kreuder, C., James, E. R., Melli, A. C., Crosbie, P. R., et al. 52, 7076. endobj Between 1938 and 2005 the population of southern sea otters off California's coast increased from about 300 to 2,600. . (1988). doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2012.01951.x, Coletti, H. A., Bodkin, J. L., Monson, D. H., Ballachey, B. E., and Dean, T. A. The first efforts to restore sea otters to parts of their historical range took place from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s in a series of translocations from Amchitka Island and Prince William Sound to the Pribilof Islands in Alaska, Southeast Alaska, Vancouver Island in British Columbia, and Washington and Oregon states (Jameson et al., 1982). Full reoccupation of all historical habitat is still many decades away, but the indicators are promising. Washington, DC: U.S. 6, 2840. 73, 88. This manuscript includes a review of past research and does not include any new data or metadata releases. (Theresa Soley/KTOO) John Ryan lives in Hollis, on Prince of Wales Island. (2018). An analysis of sea otters and kelp forests. The otters are the keystone species of a coastal ecosystem called kelp forests. Want to read all 7 pages? doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-801402-8.00001-9, Larson, S. E., Ralls, K., and Ernest, H. (2015). Federal Register 77. Currently, radio telemeters are implanted in the abdominal cavity, which precludes the use of satellite-linked devises because of antenna limitations. U.S. Species Res. The population has grown by about 10 percent per year over the past decade and contained about 100 otters in 2019. Simultaneous examination of sea otters, their prey and ecosystem productivity over space and time will allow us to infer causes of ecosystem change. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. 62, 26482658. Mamm. The population never grew as expected and in 2012,the FWS declared the translocation a failure. When otters are present, urchins hide in crevices and snack on kelp scraps. The GIS shapefile Range extent of southern sea otters 2019.shp is a simple polyline representing the geographic distribution of the southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) in mainland California, based on data collected during the spring 2019 range-wide census. "Keep Sea Otters in the Picture" poster (Sea Otter History, Web of Life, Sea . Mar. doi: 10.2307/3800973. As sea otters reoccupy northern Japan for the first time in over one hundred years, local fishing communities that harvest high-value invertebrates (e.g., uni sea urchin roe sells for $300 kg, and a sea otter can eat 45 kg per day) may place pressure on the government to limit the extent of their reoccupation. Due to their thick, soft pelts, sea otters were hunted extensively until an international ban was enforced to prevent their extinction. Kelp and rivers subsidize rocky intertidal communities in the Pacific Northwest (USA). May 1, 2018 Analysis of 13 years of demographic and genetic data from 1,006 sea otters to assess multiple effective population size estimators, as well as temporal trends in genetic diversity . Coastal habitats shield people and property from sea-level rise and storms. Founded in 2003, Science News Explores is a free, award-winning online publication dedicated to providing age-appropriate science news to learners, parents and educators. So using a variety of established study methods radio tracking, veterinary exams, genetic analysis, diet observations this collaborative group of scientists hopes to uncover new knowledge about this population of Californias iconic sea otters a population that hasnt been extensively studied for 15 years. doi: 10.1890/14-0492.1, Mazzillo, F. F. M., Shapiro, K., and Silver, M. W. (2013). During the maritime fur trade, sea otters were exterminated throughout much of their range not by commercial harvest per se, but by serial harvests that extirpated animals from one area to the next (Bodkin, 2015). As remnant populations increased their range and abundance, dedicated counts were made, eventually leading to the first systematic population monitoring (Barabash-Nikiforov, 1947; Lensink, 1962; Kenyon, 1969). Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) have been managed under international law longer (starting in 1911) than most marine mammal species (Figure 1). Their fur is made up of a dense underfur, ranging in color from brown to black, and longer guard hairs. These complementary sources of carbon provide some resilience to species of suspension feeding invertebrates that depend on particulate organic carbon (POC). Wildl. Ph.D. thesis, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. << Fish and Wildlife Service, 2013) from Attu at the western tip of the Aleutians to a boundary drawn down the middle of lower Cook Inlet, approximately 2,500 linear km. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-801402-8.00005-6, Lee, J., Watson, C., Trebilco, R., and Salomon, A. K. (2016). Prog. A. As sea otter populations have recovered, they have come into contact and sometimes conflict with human activities that developed during the more than 100 years when the sea otter was ecologically extinct as a keystone species in the nearshore (Estes and VanBlaricom, 1985; Wendell et al., 1986b; Wendell, 1994; Watson and Smith, 1996; Larson et al., 2013; Hoyt, 2015). 81, 215239. An official website of the United States government. Historically, sea otters occurred in coastal waters throughout the rim of the North Pacific Ocean from northern Japan to Baja California, Mexico, with southern sea otters ranging from Oregon to Baja California. Mamm. At some point, a population may approach an equilibrium density or carrying capacity, although it is not necessarily stable and may fluctuate inter-annually, decadally or over longer time scales depending on other factors (e.g., disease, predation). Management authorities may require population definitions based on political boundaries or other geographic, cultural, or economic justifications (Pennock and Dimmick, 1997). Sea otter conservation genetics, in Sea Otter Conservation, eds S. E. Larson, J. L. Bodkin, and G. R. VanBlaricom (London: Elsevier Academic Press), 97120. Otter meat is nutritious and edible and was a valuable source of food for many people for many years. (2015). The most recent estimate of sea otter population abundance in Washington was 2,785 individuals (2,632 independents, 153 pups; Jeffries et al. The spring census provides the primary basis for gauging population trends by State and Federal management agencies. Effects of Sea Otter Colonization on Soft-Sediment Intertidal Prey Assemblages in Glacier Bay, Alaska. 68, 15351548. Mamm. 1 0 obj Click to download the free sample version, Sea otters are adorable and fascinating little, Average Lifespan in the Wild: 15 -20 years, Average Size: 3 ft 11 in 4 ft 11 in (1.2 1.5 m), Average Weight: 30 100 lb (14 45 kg ), Male sea otters are called boars, females are sows, and newborns are pups, Subspecies Three subspecies of the sea otter are recognized. Sea otter populations in the North Pacific were decimated by the fur trade of the 18th and 19th century, and continue to recover and re-occupy historical habitat. Their food is usually filter feeders Why go to all the effort to save sea otters? Alaskan sea otters are slightly larger than Californian otters. ZM' NXd$t S4jBc 35*([3mS?AT?23n VTFloB'@{#"Q#9tf(;l&~Y]r]BRILI=RaqoFHlVq3_b#=:#$Cqh5Ig!HHX@7;f(ZAM":kbSv()452.%XbCMb0~M{*!*={YQG0p 26, 10161025. Intraperitoneal satellite transmitters do not exist because of antenna limitations. Oyster mariculture formerly occurred in Elkhorn Slough, California, where no consumption by sea otters was reported (Estes and VanBlaricom, 1985), and currently occurs in the back portion of Morro Bay, California, although few sea otters use that area. Today, almost 90% of the sea otter population lives in the coastal waters of. (2018). Chads, I., Curtis, J., and Martin, T. (2012). Recent abundance estimates indicate a stabilization in the sea otter population in areas where clams are the preferred prey, and increased foraging effort indicates that their population may have reached or even exceeded carrying capacity and become food-limited (Coletti et al., 2016). Wendell, F. (1994). B., and Kolbe, J. J. Predation has had a significant effect on some sea otter populations (see Question 7), especially in the Aleutian Islands (killer whales) and more recently in California (white sharks), although there is no evidence that the carcasses are consumed by white sharks (Tinker et al., 2016). Since its discovery along the coast of central California, the southern sea otter population has grown at anemic rates compared to populations in Alaska. Biol. Sea otters are adorable and fascinating little mammals who live most of their lives in water, rarely ever going on land. In Alaska, some lawmakers in the state government have suggested that sea otters be culled to reduce pressure on certain commercially exploited invertebrates, but this would require a change in the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. Predator-driven natural selection on risk-taking behavior in anole lizards. These changes are influenced by the population density of sea otters and the time since reoccupation of an area. (1947). Instruments attached to the hind flippers are susceptible to removal or destruction by the animal and must be extremely small and lightweight to avoid tearing the flippers webbing. <>stream Explain. A sea otters lower jaw is equipped with four incisors. Critique of the evolutionarily significant unit as a definition for distinct population segments under the US endangered Species act. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS They are nocturnal mammals, which means they prefer to hunt and move around at night. A., Hatfield, B. (2013). Coastal freshwater runoff is a risk factor for Toxoplasma gondii infection of southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). The use of quantitative models in sea otter conservation, in Sea Otter Conservation, eds S. E. Larson, J. L. Bodkin, and G. R. VanBlaricom (London: Elsevier Academic Press), 257300. Sci. Adult male Alaskan otters weigh 27 to 39 kg, while females weigh 16 to 27 kg. Shallow littoral sites within the four regions have been randomly selected and are sampled annually. A., Siniff, D. B., and Bodkin, J. L. (2000). From 1965 to 1990, seven sea otter translocations were made into historically occupied habitat, resulting in five self-sustaining populations. 72, 2236. For the time being, Elkhorn Slough is our best example in California of sea otters using estuarine habitats which have different environmental factors than say, kelp forests and other habitats along the coast. U.S.A. 110, 1531315318. 19, 198216. Sea otter feeding on a California sea cucumber (Apostichopus californicus). doi: 10.2307/1379491, Simenstad, C. A., Estes, J. However, their pre-exploitation range had been seriously fragmented with widely scattered remnant populations in Russia, Alaska, and California. Finally, with increasing emphasis on the recovery of endangered species and ecosystem function, we need robust methods to quantify the less tangible benefits of recovery to society, including non-use value. Females with pups will occupy areas that provide important resources such as food and protection from wind and waves. 30 mil 20 mil 6 mil 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Years. EXAMPLES: sea otters living together in Willapa Bay community a group of different populations that live together in a defined area. The Commission recommended ways to improve the potential biological removal estimate. B., Ralls, K., and Ames, J. doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2015.05.020, Costa, D. P., and Kooyman, G. L. (1984). A member of the weasel family, the sea otter ( Enhydra lutris) keeps warm in the water because it possesses the densest fur in the animal kingdom - about 850,000 to a million hairs per square . The Commission also recommended that, as a precautionary measure, gear modifications to reduce entrapment of sea otters be adopted for crab and lobster traps, similar to those that have been in place for finfish traps since 2002. Alaska Natives can hunt sea otters legally but cannot sell unaltered pelts. This is an interactive unit study to reinforce Middle through High School Math, Algebra, Geometry, Math and Cooking principles in an engaging, real life format. Mother sea otters nurse their pup for about eight months. Cyclical changes in ocean climate or emerging changes due to climate change (e.g., ocean temperature, acidification) could significantly influence invertebrate populations on which sea otters depend by affecting either transport and recruitment of pelagic larvae (Menge et al., 1997, 2009) or survival and growth of recruits and adults on the benthos (Bodkin et al., 2018). The population declined to a uniformly low density in the archipelago, suggesting a common and geographically widespread cause. Management options to mitigate the effects of sea otters on fisheries do not include reducing sea otter populations through harvests or culls. /Width 500 College Park, MD: National Archives and Records Administration, 75266. The reproductive system of sea otters is resource defense polygyny (Riedman and Estes, 1990). Front. These are great stretches of algae, analogous to terrestrial woodlands, in which kelp fills the role of trees. Oikos 90, 457468. The Sea Otter in the Eastern Pacific Ocean North American Fauna. While these two examples focus on the recolonization by sea otters of areas without fisheries conflicts, existing long-term monitoring programs, such as GWA, should guide the development of research questions that focus on the effects of recolonization on commercially viable prey species. To reduce the risk of a large oil spill contacting otters throughout all or much of the species range, the FWS, in the late 1980s, attempted to establish a separate population at San Nicolas Island through a translocation of otters from the parent range. A. The average adult sea otter must eat 20 to 30 percent of its body mass in food each day just to meet its energy requirements. The first is considered a census, where it is assumed that all animals in an area are counted, and precision is not usually estimated. 11, 17791790. Because the proportion of mussels in sea otters diet at KEFJ was correlated with large mussel abundance, reduced mussel abundance could have a significant effect on sea otter carrying capacity where they are important prey. Population Dynamics and Foraging Ecology of Northern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutr. Ph.D. thesis, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA. PLoS One 8:e65435. We should reconsider the spatial scales on which we define sea otter populations in recognition of this biological reality. endobj Developing technology is needed to determine dispersal distances in both predator-impacted areas (i.e., the Aleutian Islands) and areas without significant predation pressure to help evaluate translocation needs. Mothers care for their young while floating on their backs. Dis. (PDF). 32 percent of recovered carcasses were of adult and subadult femalespotential mothersan increase from pre-2008 figures of 27 percent. The FWS says that the sea otter population would have to reach about 8,400 animals For sea otters, dispersal distance is one of the least studied aspects of their biology, and developing new technologies to study dispersal should be a high priority for future research. (2013). The development of commercial and recreational shellfish fisheries was fueled by the high abundance of benthic invertebrates that developed during the absence of their natural predator, the sea otter. B. A., and Kenyon, K. W. (1978). In 2015, those reintroduced populations accounted for approximately 30% of the nearly 150,000 extant sea otters and occupied more than 50% of the sea otters historical range (Bodkin, 2015). Sign Up. These aquatic members of the weasel family are often seen floating on their backs. Diving and foraging energetics of the smallest marine mammal, the sea otter (Enhydra lutris). A Review of California Entangling Net Fisheries, 1981-1986. your claim with the current data on kelp? A., Chan, F., Nielsen, K. J., Lorenzo, E. D., and Lubchenco, J. 5:510. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00510. doi: 10.2307/41811831, Wilson, D. E., Bogan, M. A., Brownell, R. L. Jr., Burdin, A. M., and Maminov, M. K. (1991). (2002). What type of data would you need to collect and analyze? Salomon, A. K., Kiiiljuus Barb, J. W., White, X. E., Tanape, N., and Happynook, T. M. (2015). According to the 2021 stock assessment report, the observed decline reflects lower numbers of otters in the northern and southern portion of the mainland range, offset somewhat by continued growth of the central portion of the mainland range and the translocated population at San Nicolas Island. More information Mar. NPS/SWAN/NRR2011/397. Sea otters are one of the few mammal species that are known to use tools like rocks to hunt and eat food. Ecol. doi: 10.1080/08920750600860282, Lubina, J. (2017). Subsistence shellfish harvesting also adapted to these new levels of shellfish abundance, and these altered ecosystems, characterized by the absence of sea otters and very high shellfish abundance, came to be viewed as normal and natural. Conflicts over the effects of sea otters on commercial shellfish fisheries emerged in California in the 1960s as the remnant sea otter population, first rediscovered near Big Sur in the early 20th century, grew and began to reclaim range to the south (Carswell et al., 2015). Under certain conditions, counts by experienced teams of observers following strict protocols nearly meet this assumption, with detection probability approaching 90% (Estes and Jameson, 1988). Science 282, 473476. Research indicates that sea otters and commercial bivalve fisheries in Southeast Alaska are generally incompatible (Larson et al., 2013; Hoyt, 2015). An official website of the United States government. 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