Green crabs have invaded habitats. Sea otters might be the solution. A recent study found sea otters are eating thousands of green crabs at a California reserve, reducing the invasive species ...

But at California’s Elkhorn Slough, a reserve where about 120 southern sea otters live, the cute apex predators have led to ...

Today, the estuary is home to more than 120 otters and is the only one along the West coast that has been significantly colonized by southern sea otters.. And they love to eat green crabs. "Other ...

Pinpointing the location of sea otter populations, versus green crabs. Research coordinator Kerstin Wasson, Ph.D., says the modeling seems to confirm the trend, more otters, fewer crabs.

Pinpointing the location of sea otter populations, versus green crabs. Research coordinator Kerstin Wasson, Ph.D., says the modeling seems to confirm the trend, more otters, fewer crabs.

Just by eating sea urchins and destructive shellfish, sea otters are keeping kelp forests healthy and coastal erosion at bay.

Today, the estuary is home to more than 120 otters and is the only one along the West coast that has been significantly colonized by southern sea otters.. And they love to eat green crabs. "Other ...

Pinpointing the location of sea otter populations, versus green crabs. Research coordinator Kerstin Wasson, Ph.D., says the modeling seems to confirm the trend, more otters, fewer crabs.

The otters’ impacts on the green crab population became apparent around 2010, Jeppesen said. In 2014, a researcher was grabbing crabs from traps when he witnessed a sea otter consume about 30 ...

Pinpointing the location of sea otter populations, versus green crabs. Research coordinator Kerstin Wasson, Ph.D., says the modeling seems to confirm the trend, more otters, fewer crabs.

Pinpointing the location of sea otter populations, versus green crabs. Research coordinator Kerstin Wasson, Ph.D., says the modeling seems to confirm the trend, more otters, fewer crabs.