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seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Aug 30

⏰ 1 week to go! Join us at Doran Beach, Bodega Bay for Sea Otters Were Here: Coastal Ecology Pop-Up! 🦦🌊

📅 Sat, Sept 6 | 10 AM–2 PM 🧵👇

Volunteer With Sea Otter Savvy

seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Aug 27

Here’s our #seaottersavvy pup Newt!

seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Aug 27

Find more information (and an application) click here: www.seaottersavvy.org/volunteer

Sea Otter Savvy invites you to join efforts to monitor sea otter behavior and activity at selected locations on the Central California Coast.

Get Sea Otter Savvy Certified

seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Aug 27

Join our raft! Sea Otter Savvy is recruiting volunteers for our community science and outreach teams in all of our regions: Monterey Bay Area, San Luis Obispo county, and Northern California (outreach only). Make new friends and participate in community science and stewardship! 🧵👇

#volunteer

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seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Jul 27

🫵 Your part in making this process work: patronize CAWS-certified businesses like A Kayak Shack to reward them for their stewardship! Look for the “Certified Wildlife Steward logo, sticker, or flag. Ready, set, get on a (CAWS) kayak!
Learn about CAWS: www.seaottersavvy.org/get-sea-otte...

The Sea Otter Savvy certification system offers rewards to commercial operators, organizations and individuals who have completed our program.

Guidelines For Responsible Sea Otter Viewing

seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Jul 27

📣 Announcement! Our newest certified Community Active Wildlife Steward is A Kayak Shack in Morro Bay! CAWS businesses are certified when they meet our criteria for wildlife stewardship in their business practices.

#StewardshipSaturday

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seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Jul 22

Sea otters living on the central CA coast avoid competing with their neighbors by becoming prey specialists.
One of the most impressive specialists are the snail eaters. They must eat 100s of tiny turban snails a day to survive.
Hard shell? No worries use a rock!
They are a true master of one!

seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Jul 22

Jack of all trades or master of one? When sea otters first recolonize an area, they will all eat similar prey — whatever is abundant and calorie rich. But what does a savvy sea otter do when more otter neighbors settle in and favorite prey is harder to find? Diversify!🧵👇
📸Joan Tisdale #tastytuesday

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seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Jul 18

Sea otters don’t know better. You DO.

Learn more here www.seaottersavvy.org/viewing-guid...

Sea Otter Savvy program offers simple guidelines marine recreationists can follow to avoid disturbing sea otters.

seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Jul 18

If a sea otter approaches your kayak or other watercraft

• Stay calm.
• Immediately move away from the sea otter.
• Do not try to photograph, touch, pet, or feed the sea otter.

If this discourages the sea otter, well done! Stay tuned for level 2 next week to learn next steps! 🧵👇

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seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Jul 18

It’s time for our #SummerSeaOtterSafetySeries!

Level 1: Sea otters are naturally wary of people and avoid interactions; if a sea otter approaches you, that is abnormal behavior. It is your responsibility to avoid and discourage these interactions: steps 🧵👇

#KeepWildlifeWild #SeaOtterSavvy

Find Your Representative | house.gov

seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Jul 16

Your voice matters too! Reach out to your representatives and remind them that strong environmental protections are non-negotiable. Find your representative:
www.house.gov/representati...

#SeaOtterSavvy #shareyourvoice #wethepeople

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seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Jul 16

The Sea Otter Savvy team had the pleasure of meeting Senator John Laird at Saturday’s Day on the Beach event in Santa Cruz! We shared our concerns about the weakening of long-standing laws that protect our coasts and the amazing wildlife that depends on them. #wildlifeWednesday 🧵👇

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seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Jul 10

Sea otters blow warm AIR into their fur, which traps it like a bubble suit and insulates them—until they dive. The deeper they go, the more air escapes as bubbles. That’s why they groom so often: to replenish this warm air. Grooming is critical to survival! #themoreyouknow

seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Jul 10

Trade-offs in adaptations! Blubber insulates & protects deep-diving marine mammals—but air is actually a better insulator than fat. Air's low heat conductivity (due to widely spaced particles) slows heat transfer. So what does that mean for fur? 🤔👇🦦🔬

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seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Jul 10

Home with your pups and needing a fun sea otter science activity? Sea Otter Savvy can help with that!

Make your own 'Blubber' (crisco) glove and even 'Fur' (wool) glove and test out which one is better for staying warm in cold water: www.seaottersavvy.org/blubber-glov...

Answer below 👇🦦🔬

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seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Jul 8

Way to be sea otter savvy!!

wordscryer @wordscryer.bsky.social · Jul 7

I took the pledge! 🦦🦦 #beseaottersavvy

seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Jul 7

For your #MondayMotivation Take the Sea Otter Savvy Pledge:
www.seaottersavvy.org/pledge and join us in supporting sea otter conservation and community stewardship!
Make you pledge and spread the Savvy! #SeaOtterSavvy

seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Jul 5

#Seaotters resting in kelp may wrap themselves in fronds to stay safe and secure while they sleep. Just like kelp offers protection, we can all help sea otters feel safe in their home. By watching from a distance and minimizing disturbance, we support a more peaceful ocean for everyone.

seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Jul 4

Sea Otter Savvy and our friends Sea Otter Bakehouse, met today to spruce up his memorial. The Bakehouse's chef Natsuko took the portrait photo of this handsome sea otter. You can visit his memorial on Moss Landing Rd. Please brake for wildlife wherever you drive!

A sea otter crossing Jetty Road in Moss Landing. Photo by Natsuko Fujimoto A car would, at first thought, seem an unlikely hazard for a marine mammal. In our desire for access to the once rugged, wild...

seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Jul 4

Read our blog (link in bio) "Sea Otters in the Road" to learn how this tragedy inspired a diverse community to come together to be sure this was not just the first but the last incident of a sea otter being killed by an automobile. www.seaottersavvy.org/sea-otters-i... 🧵👇

Sea Otters in the Road

Emeritus Profile: Jim Estes explains how sea otters run the world Over a decades-long career as a federal scientist, Jim Estes’ groundbreaking work on sea otters has shown just how much these fuzzy an...

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seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Jul 4

#July4th marks a time of celebration but also of sadness as we remember the loss of one of the CA coast's most photogenic sea otters. Mr. Enchilada. He was a regular where Moss Landing Rd meets the south harbor. At night, 7/4/2016 he was struck and killed by a car while crossing the road. 🧵👇

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seaottersavvy.bsky.social @seaottersavvy.bsky.social · Jul 2

To celebrate the legacy of this keystone scientist who passed away in May, our latest blog merges an emeritus profile written by Allie Weill of USGS with a personal tribute from our Director, Gena, who was a graduate student of Jim’s. www.seaottersavvy.org/tribute-to-j...

A Tribute to Jim Estes