Shore Counts, Annual California Sea Otter Census
Detailed Description
Equipment used during a shore-counted portion of the annual range-wide sea otter census. On the clipboard is a paper map, with sea otter locations, numbers, behavior and habitat recorded, as well as some other environmental variables. The spotting scope is used to view sea otters that are far away, and binoculars are used to scan areas for otters.
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Public Domain.
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