As climate change introduces new stressors on marine life around the world, researchers have discovered a surprising mitigator: the sea otter. In California, they are a key species in promoting a ...

STORY: Every year, around 10 to 15 sea otter pups are found stranded off California's coast, often from storms that separate mother and offspring. Now, two aquariums in the state are teaming up in the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Those eyes will charm you! Two adorable female southern sea otters, rescued off the coast of California, have made their New York City debut and will likely steal your heart.

MONTEREY — Within the last century, the recovery of southern sea otters, the unofficial mascot of Central California, has contributed to the health of California’s underwater forests according to a ...

Long Beach’s Aquarium of the Pacific has three new residents — Elle, Bee and Cee, a romp of sea otter pups named as an homage to their new home. All three pups were found stranded on various beaches ...

Consider the sea urchin. Specifically, the painted urchin: Lytechinus pictus, a prickly Ping-Pong ball from the eastern Pacific Ocean. The species is a smaller and shorter-spined cousin of the purple ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Anuenue Fisheries Rescue Center, a facility of the Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources planted the one-millionth juvenile native sea urchin at ...