USGS Multimedia Gallery Video Set for: Sea Otters

Pacific Nearshore Project: Dry Suits

blandis - at - usgs.gov (Ben Young Landis) — Mon, 6 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EDT

In order to study sea otters in the wild, research divers on the Pacific Nearshore Project must brave frigid waters from Alaska to California. Here's an explanation of how this special equipment works. The Pacific Nearshore Project is a multinational, multiagency project investigating sea otters as health indicators of coastal waters and marine resources from California north through Canada and Alaska. The project being conducted by researchers from an integrated partnership of world-class research institutions led by USGS. Learn more at http://on.doi.gov/nearshore.

Pacific Nearshore Project: Catching Sea Otters in the Wild

blandis - at - usgs.gov (Ben Young Landis) — Mon, 6 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EDT

How do you catch a sea otter? Very carefully. Researchers must use high-tech equipment and teamwork in order to safely capture these marine mammals and collect blood samples and conduct health exams as part of the Pacific Nearshore Project. The Pacific Nearshore Project is a multinational, multiagency project investigating sea otters as health indicators of coastal waters and marine resources from California north through Canada and Alaska. The project being conducted by researchers from an integrated partnership of world-class research institutions led by USGS. Learn more at http://on.doi.gov/nearshore.

Sea Otter B-roll

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Various video footage of sea otter researchers, sea otters in their habitat, and scenery.