FSO Annual Meeting - February 23, 2007 Otter-Saving Legislation Heads to Governor for Signature Report asks Congress to set limits on fishing SALMON ANGLERS URGED TO SLOW DOWN FOR SEA OTTERS Aquarium to add sea otter from Oregon Act now to fight Pombo's Anti-Endangered Species Bill-Information from the Center for Biological Diversity Special Rule for the Southwest Alaska Distinct Population Segment of the Northern Sea Otter 70 Fed. Reg. 46387 (Aug. 9, 2005) Translocation a Failure: New SEIS document!! Congress members Sam Farr and Lois Capps Compel Release Of Southern Sea Otter Translocation Environmental Impact Statement Fish and Wildlife may reconsider Otter Recovery Plan Scientists decry loss of big ocean predators Contamination Forces More Beach Closings Nationwide 2005 Otter Count Dips to 2,735, San Luis Obispo Tribune, July 7, 2005 Reward offered in otter killings Millennium Ecosystem Assessment overview Show your support of the Souther Sea Otter Bill! Petition to Help Save the Sea Otters Friends of the Sea Otter at World Environment Day Group sues to protect Alaska sea otters World Environment Day Morro Bay sewage keeps worries afloat Fishing and Sea Otter Groups Collaborate on Farr Sea Otter Bill Liquefied Natural Gas poses threat to coastal states Contact your Congressmen about cruise ship legislation Letter to Senate regarding lifting of oil drilling moratorium Marin County bans military use of sonar Sewage spill prompts Pebble Beach closure Boats pose threat to otters in Moss Landing harbor channel UC Santa Cruz survey finds silver contamination in North Pacific waters Sea Otter Plan for Oregon California toughens its law on ships' waste dumping New council will protect ocean better Alaskan otter sick with parasite killing California otters Friends of the Sea Otter participated in MLPA meeting LA Times: U.S. Scientists Say They Are Told to Alter Findings Winter Appeal - Why Support FSO? Landmark Clean Water Program Approved in Central California!! U.S. oceans report says coastal areas are in peril. USGS: California Sea Otter Numbers Climb for Second Consecutive Year USGS: California Sea Otter Numbers Climb for Second Consecutive Year Otter Numbers Rise in State 6/17/04 Researchers seek answers for otter deaths 4/28/04 New Report on Exon Valdez Long-term Effects Short and Sweet: Key points of the Southern Sea Otter Research and Recovery Act Report: Cost-Benefit Analysis of SeaOtter and Shellfishery Conflicts Action: Help the Sea Otter Bill to pass! Congratulations to our nation’s Senators who successfully filibustered the Energy Bill! Energy Bill Passed Congress Tuesday Nov 18: Call your Senators Today to Stop It!! Urgent! Protect the Endangered Species Act ! Support for Special Marine Protected Areas Action Plan CalCOFI CONFERENCE 2003 A Court Victory for Sea Otters, Common Murres, Harbor Porpoise and Other Marine Mammals Final Revised Recovery Plan for the Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris nereis). US. Fish & Wildlife Service. Dated: 2/24/2003 (1MB) Cruise Ship and Ballast Bills Meeting 4/29/03 Crusie Ship Discharging in MB Sanctuary : Action Recruiting for Otter Spotters to Monitor Cruise Ship Activity (May 7, 2002) Marine Fish Conservation Network asks for action towards Fisheries Recovery Act of 2001, H.R. 2570 Environmental Defense Action Network: Senate Defeats Effort to Open Arctic Refuge to Oil Companies Letter to Central Coast RWQCB members regarding cruise ships (March 22, 2002) FSO position statement to date on cruise ships (April 4, 2002) Victory for Sea Otters: Lawsuit threatening them dismissed Science Director's Letter in Response to Media Articles Regarding Duke Energy (July 12, 2001) Call for Live-Fish Trap Regulations: Letter to CDFG Jointly Drafted by The Otter Project and Friends of the Sea Otter--Signed by 14 Environmental Groups (June 4, 2001) 2001 Spring Census News Release from USGS (June 12, 2001) Make Gill Net Closure Permanent (May 23, 2001) FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ISSUES POLICY ON SOUTHERN SEA OTTER REMOVAL, (22 January 2001) CALIFORNIA'S FIRST CENTRAL COAST NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO BE DEDICATED ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 3, 2000) REWARD OFFERED IN SEA OTTER SHOOTING OFF MONTEREY COAST (October 4, 2000) FSO's Written Comments on FWS's Intent to Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the Southern Sea Otter Translocation Program (September 29, 2000) FSO's Testimony at the Gill Net Hearing - (Seaside, Monday 18th Sept 2000) Public Hearing - Protect Marine Birds and Mammals from Drowning in Gill Nets - Monday Sept 18th, Seaside City Hall, CA (Written Comment Period Ends October 18th 2000) FSO Applauds California Department of Fish & Game Director’s Action to Protect Sea Otters from Drowning in Gill Nets (September 12, 2000) California Dept. of Fish & Game - Biological Opinion on "Assessment of Management Alternatives for Protecting Marine Mammals and Birds in the Central Coast Set Gill Net Fishery." (Sept 8th 2000) FSO Letter to Attorney General Lockyer and Fish & Game Director Hight on "Gillnets and Sea Otters" (Feb 18, 2000) FSO's Comments on the 2nd Draft of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Kelp Report (07/28/00) Department of Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's: Notice of Intent to Prepare a Supplement to a Final Environmental Impact Statement Pertaining to the Translocation of Southern Sea Otters (Published July 27, 2000) Submit your comments on the FWS Bioligical Opinion & the Translocation Program (Deadline September 29th, 2000) FSO's Response to FWS's Biological Opinion on the Southern Sea Otter (July 20, 2000) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services' Biological Opinion on the Southern Sea Otter Press Release: Southern Sea Otter Spring 2000 census (06/00) Reward for Shooting of Sea Otter (PDF Version) Reward for Shooting of Sea Otter FSO's Response to Fishermen's Lawsuit (July 5, 2000) FSO's Comments on the 1st Draft of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Kelp Plan (02/23/00) U. 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Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Draft Southern Sea Otter Recovery Plan for Public Comment and Review (02/00) Press Release: Southern Sea Otter Fall 1999 census (11/99) FSO's letter to the Bruce Babbit, Secretary, Department of Interior and Walt Rosenbusch, Director, Minerals Management Service on the Impacts to the Southern Sea Otter by Potential Development of Federal Leases Off Central California Coast (11/99) Press Release: Southern Sea Otter Spring 99 Census (6/99) FSO Comment Letter on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Draft Reports on the Southern Sea Otter Translocation Program and Biological Opinion (4/99) Friends of the Sea Otter Letter re: Urban Warrior Advanced Warfighting Experiment (3/1/1999) Friends of the Sea Otter Response to Urban Warrior Advanced Warfighting Experiment (3/1/1999) Friends of the Sea Otter Response to Orca Predation on Sea Otters in Alaska (10/30/98) FSO Position Statements (9/23/98) Letter to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (8-4-98) Press Release: Southern California Shell Fisheries vs. California Sea Otter (6/23/98) Edward F. Ricketts Marine Park Letter (2/26/97) Fish and Game Commission Abalone Testimony (7/11/97)