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[26] A colony of translocated sea otters near San Nicholas Island is showing population growth after ten years of low numbers. In 1991, only 16 individuals remained out of the original 139 from only a year prior, however, the current population is around 100 otters which follows the trend of other successful sea otter translocations.
The spring 2016 count at San Nicolas Island was 104 sea otters, continuing a 5-year positive trend of over 12% per year. [132] Sea otters were observed twice in Southern California in 2011, once near Laguna Beach and once at Zuniga Point Jetty, near San Diego. These are the first documented sightings of otters this far south in 30 years. [133]
On February 7, 2013, Sea Otter and USCGC Waesche came to the assistance of a 60-foot (18 m) pleasure craft, Tioga, which was sinking, in heavy swells, 35 miles (56 km) south of San Clemente Island. [3] On March 11, 2015, Sea Otter helped intercept a small boat, carrying over 1.3 tons of marijuana. [4]
SeaWorld San Diego is a theme park in Mission Bay Park in San Diego, California. It is a marine mammal park , oceanarium , public aquarium , and marine animal rehabilitation center. SeaWorld , the theme park's proprietor, is owned and operated by United Parks & Resorts .
SeaWorld San Diego, the first SeaWorld park, opened on March 21, 1964. The park features shows such as Sea Lions Live, a comedic show with sea lions and otters, Dolphin Days, a dolphin show, and Orca Encounter, an educational show about killer whales and their behavior in the wild.
In 2019, SeaWorld announced on its Instagram page that the motion simulator at the San Diego location would have its final day of operation on January 10, 2020. The ride then closed January 11. When SeaWorld Orlando reopened in June 2020 after the COVID pandemic closure, Wild Arctic remained closed.
The Northern Pacific Gallery focuses on organisms from the Bering Sea. [10] Exhibits include the Sea Otter Habitat, home to southern sea otters; [11] the giant Pacific octopus tank; and Diving Birds, where puffins and auklets live. Other species on display include Japanese spider crabs, jellyfish, and sea anemones. [10]
Sea otters possess a thicker fur than any other mammal, and the sea otter's habit of coat-grooming prevents molting. The "dark [thick] and silver tipped fur" [ 35 ] accounts for sea otters' exploitation during a time when their pelts became fashionable in Imperial Chinese high society. [ 36 ]