Results of the 2008 survey of reiintroduced sea otter population in Washington State
Jameson RJ and Jeffries S. 2008. Results of the 2008 survey of reiintroduced sea otter population in Washington State. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Olympia, WA
From the Introduction: "The 2008 Washington sea otter survey was conducted from 7-10 July 2008 and included the inshore area from the South Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River on the outer Washington coast to Pillar Point in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. ... Counting conditions this year ranged from poor to good for the ground observer component and poor to fair for the aerial survey component." ... From the Results: "Survey results for 2008 indicate growth of the Washington sea otter population continues to remain positive overall. ... The distribution of Washington's sea otter population has continued to change in recent years with an increasing and larger proportion of the total Washington sea otter population now occurring in the southern segment south of La Push...."
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Jameson, Ronald; Jeffries, Steven
- Date of Issue
- 2008
- Publisher
- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Units
- OLYM
- Keywords
- Monitoring, Reintroduction, Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)