Sea otters popular with visitors but headache for fishermen

Sea otters popular with visitors but headache for fishermen

KUSHIRO, Japan - A sea otter swims holding a sea urchin near Cape Nosappu in Nemuro, Hokkaido, on Feb. 2, 2010. (Photo courtesy of the Habomai fisheries cooperative) (Kyodo)

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