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Fur Seal Treaty Ended
In 1911, the Fur Seal Treaty was created between Japan, Britain, America, and Russia to end the killing of seals on the high seas. In 1940, Japan withdrew from the treaty which caused it to expire. -
US and Canada regulate sea otter harvesting
The US and Canada decided to regulate sea otter harvesting from 1941 to 1957 after the Fur Seal Treaty ended -
Friends of the Sea Otter Organization
Margaret Owings, an environmentalist, created this organization for sea otter protection under state and federal laws. This organization can be donated to today and explains ways to help save sea otters such as using environmentally friendly goods, recycling, using public transportation, and using paper rather than plastic. -
Marine Animal Protection Act
All sea otters were said to be "depleted" under this act, meaning they were below a sustainable population. After this was passed, they began to grow in population again. -
Endangered Species Act
This act made in 1973 helped sea otters by prohibiting any actions that would cause harm to any endangered species or their habitats. -
Alaska Oil Spill
An oil spill leaked 42 million liters of oil in Prince William Sound, Alaska, and greatly affected marine life. Around 3,500 to 5,500 out of Alaska's 30,000 otters died due to the spill. This destroyed their habitat too. -
Center for Biological Diversity
The Center asked the US Fish and Wildlife Service to record Alaska's sea otter population as endangered according to the Endangered Species Act. -
California Protection for Sea Otters
In 2003, the Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act was formed to protect sea otters for monitoring, health assessments, and reduction from any harmful factors. -
Santa Barbara Coast Pipeline
A pipeline in California leaked into the Santa Barbara Coast and spilled 105,000 gallons of oil into the ocean. This killed lots of ocean wildlife, including sea otters, and ruined their habitats. -
San Fransisco Bay
The sea otter population will be able to flourish in San Fransisco due to repopulating the biggest estuary location on the Bay.