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Article: Decline in sea otter (Enhydra lutris) populations along the Alaska Peninsula, 1986-2001.
- Article from:
- Fishery Bulletin
- Article date:
- April 1, 2005
- Author:
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Abstract--During the 1990s, sea otter (Enhydra lutris) counts in the Aleutian archipelago decreased by 70% throughout the archipelago between 1992 and 2000. Recent aerial surveys in the Aleutians did not identify the eastward extent of the decline; therefore we conducted an aerial survey along the Alaska Peninsula for comparison with baseline information. Since 1986, abundance estimates in offshore habitat have declined by 27-49% and 93-94% in northern and southern Alaska Peninsula study areas, respectively. During this same time period, sea otter density has declined by 63% along the island coastlines within the south Alaska Peninsula study area. Between 1989 and 2001, ...
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