Sea Otter Activities & Resources

• This standards-based activity set is a fun way to enrich and extend your visit to the aquarium. In Busy Otters, kids learn about sea otters, what they do all day and how they stay warm.

• The Aquarium's Sea Otter Research and Conservation program supports the federal recovery plan for California's southern sea otters. Take a closer look at what we're doing to help this threatened species.
  

Sea Searchers Handbook: Marine Mammals Chapter (PDF Format)

• Information about sea otters and gray whales, their habitats and fun marine mammals activities to do as a family or in the classroom.
  

External Links

• This organization plays a pivotal role in conducting research on Alaskan wildlife and their vast habitats. This site includes information on the status of the sea otter population in Alaska.
  

• This organization is dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities. This link takes you to their information on sea otter conservation and tells you how to adopt a sea otter.
  

• For about 25 years, Friends of the Sea Otter has worked to protect the sea otter and its habitat from a wide range of threats. Their site includes video clips, membership information and updates on sea otter conservation issues.
  

• The Marine Mammal Center rescues, rehabilitates and then releases injured marine mammals. Their site includes research and other information about sea otters as well as profiles of marine mammals they've rehabilitated.
  

• Otter Project works toward the rapid recovery of the California sea otter by facilitating research and communicating research results to the public and to policymakers.
  

• This site has information about all 13 species of otters, including sea otters. Games and activities for kids and lots of otter links make it fun and educational.
  

• This government agency protects sea otters under the federal Endangered Species Act. The site has information on threatened and endangered species as well as many aspects of wildlife conservation.
  

• The Center is the field research program for both the threatened California sea otter population and the state-listed Washington sea otter population. Current research focuses on population biology and behavior of California and Washington sea otters.
  

• This site, a joint project of the sea otter alliance, the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Sea otter Research and Conservation Program and several other organizations, presents the latest research and news about threats to California sea otters.