Sea otters popular with visitors but headache for fishermen

Sea otters popular with visitors but headache for fishermen

KUSHIRO, Japan - Photo taken March 4, 2010, of empty sea urchin shells in the Sea of Okhotsk just off Nemuro, Hokkaido, indicates sea urchins were devoured by sea otters. (Photo courtesy of the Habomai fisheries cooperative). (Kyodo)

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