Morro Bay Otters Awn

Sea otter awareness week is drawing to a close but lucky for residents and visitors sea otters live in morro bay year round.

Morro bay otters awn.

That s where otters like to hang out especially in the morning. Pull into the parking area on your left and look for kelp beds in the water opposite the rock. The protected inlet of morro bay serves as habitat for about 40 sea otters primarily females caring for pups. This story could have been different.

Blakely said that quiet time during. A particularly good spot to see the morro bay sea otters is within the area outlined by the t dock located behind the great american fish company. At any one time some 20 to 30 otters calle the harbor home according to the city. Sea otters morro bay has an active sea otter population year round.

We came here three mornings in a row to see otters with success every time. The otters can be seen near the south t pier and in the bay near morro rock. Park in the restaurant parking lot which is available for public use and has ample parking and walk out toward the water. This number is growing as the sea otter population continues to stabilize in the wake of fur trading.

Morro rock dominates the landscape of morro bay and you can drive bike or walk right out to it. Sea otters were once hunted almost to extinction for their thick pelts. They have about one million hairs per square inch which helps keep them warm in our cold waters.