A recent study found sea otters are eating thousands of green crabs at a California reserve, reducing the invasive species’ population.

Uni, or sea urchin, is a precious culinary delicacy at sushi restaurants and beyond. However, its population overgrowth is ...

Researchers believe otters could be a potential solution for controlling an invasive green crab species that's invaded ecosystems up and down the West Coast.

A southern sea otter eating a female green crab carrying orange eggs at Elkhorn Slough near Monterey Bay in California But researchers in Monterey County's Elkhorn Slough (pronounced "slew") have ...

SAN FRANCISCO – A California ecosystem has gotten a big boost from an adorable, fluffy and hungry friend. At Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, a newly-reinvigorated population ...

Sea otters are making great strides toward recovery in California, and new research shows that their growing numbers are directly correlated with the decline of one of the most invasive species in ...

Sea otters eat about a quarter of their body weight every day ... leaving behind deserts called urchin barrens. Kelp forests play a critical role in maintaining global environmental health. With ...

Unlike other marine mammals that keep warm with blubber, such as whales and seals, sea otters maintain body heat by eating up to 25% of their body weight daily, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Chef Micha Tsumura takes the 100-year-old Peruvian-Japanese fusion cuisine Nikkei and twists it into a plate-licking succession of dishes, whether you’re eating sea urchin rice with baby corn ...

Malnourished, their reproductive organs stop developing, which is the only part of the urchin that predators eat. No longer appetizing to hunters like sea otters, urchins have no natural threats and ...