Comparing Sea Otter Prey Consumption to Epibenthic Prey Availability around Mariculture in Various Weather Conditions

Samantha Allen et al.
Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:29:38 PDT

To determine if oyster farms influence sea otter foraging, I compared environmental parameters to prey in three oyster farms. I also looked at whether sea otters used oyster farms as opportunistic foraging areas during poor weather conditions and compared the abundance of consumed fouling organisms in farm and non-farm areas.