Otters are excellent predators. We nearly drove them extinct and now they can save our coasts from invasive crabs. Thanks otters. Teach humans please. They need the help.
"Teach humans" as if you where an alien, "we nearly drove them extinct" I have never seen an otter in my whole life, speak for yourself, you need help in making comments
Unlike other instances where a foreign species was introduced to control a foreign invasive species, such as weasels and rabbits in New Zealand, otters are natives who are aggressively taking advantage of a new food source.
There’s very little to lose and a ton to gain from reintroducing sea otters. The urchin populations are also decimating kelp forests off the California coast and that is habitat to many fish. Otters would help correct the imbalance that happened, like they said, over a century ago. To say it would be bad for fishing is baseless. We’ve never had them there in our lifetimes
Sea otters, like beavers, have always been keystone species right up until we almost wiped them out. In each area we should be asking whether the potential costs outweigh the benefits of reintroduction.
Yeah, but I am drawing the line at reintroducing Grizzlies in Cali==they can tear open a car or rip down the wall of a house. I can do without THAT kind of enrichment. I'm sure 'somewhere out there' , there are people mulling over reintroducing The 'Grizz' to the West.
IIRC these otters have a limited amount of blubber/fat/insulation, so their calorie demand is quite high. Combine that with a large population of crabs, and the otters are happy.
if fishermen are threatened by sea otter competition, then why don't fishermen catch the green crabs to sell at pennies on the dollar? even if humans don't eat it - ground up and make fish bait, fertilizer, chicken feed, pig feed, crab nuggets....etc. SOUP BASE...geez. is there a law where you can't catch green crabs of a certain size?
Others are delightful. They are one of Nature’s creatures that make you feel happy just watching them. In addition, they restore balance to the ecosystem by eating excessv sea urchins and green crabs and so on, but they need habitat. They need homes on land, safe from dogs and people and so on. If we want a healthy ecosystem, we need to look after our otters!
Sure, the otters can eat the crabs, but I'm fairly certain that they'll also eat other things too. That's always been the problem with introducing a new species a new area -- they don't just eat one thing (I know the otters are native to this area, but the same idea applies).
Because the term means something specific. Moreover, where exactly could humans live where they wouldn't be invasive in you mind? Tanzania? We're apex predators who do what predators do. Deal with it.
We technically are, but gently reducing the human population by having fewer kids would be bad for the current system of global economy, and that seems to be more important than the planet.
More shipping, bigger ships, faster ships, more ballast, rising water temperatures, unhealthy ecosystems have a harder time with introduced species, and introduced species take a while to get their population up.
Great story, but my favorite part was assigning the meteorologist to this story. It hadn’t really occurred to me that their science education transfers so well to science communication. It’s just perfect. Anyways, go otters!
You understand basic biology right? When there’s an over abundance of prey the predator populations will also increase, thus reducing the prey population. When that prey population is ultimately depleted then the predator population also depletes to reach equilibrium.
@@soymilkman What I don't know is how exactly how their habitats overlap. I know Elkhorn runs inland and is a tiny area compared to the rest of the bay. I know there are plenty of otters in the Santa Cruz area including 841 but how many green crabs are there?
How did humans know that green crabs are invasive species? Is it not possible that they were living there like a million years ago and for some reasons they died there and again coming back there? Is it not possible?
Otters are excellent predators. We nearly drove them extinct and now they can save our coasts from invasive crabs. Thanks otters. Teach humans please. They need the help.
What do you mean we?
"Teach humans" as if you where an alien, "we nearly drove them extinct" I have never seen an otter in my whole life, speak for yourself, you need help in making comments
Otters were my mom's absolute favorite of all the sea creatures. She regularly donated to the Marine Mammal Center and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
nobody cares
Unlike other instances where a foreign species was introduced to control a foreign invasive species, such as weasels and rabbits in New Zealand, otters are natives who are aggressively taking advantage of a new food source.
Always the unintended consequences that become a bigger issue than the original problem.
Otters: "thanks hoomans, can you introduce a new species of invasive shrimp to the area next?!"
There’s very little to lose and a ton to gain from reintroducing sea otters. The urchin populations are also decimating kelp forests off the California coast and that is habitat to many fish. Otters would help correct the imbalance that happened, like they said, over a century ago. To say it would be bad for fishing is baseless. We’ve never had them there in our lifetimes
Are those sea urchins edible for humans? I know a guy who loves that stuff...
@@ligance. Yes, and they are delicious. Uni in Japanese
@@ligance They are, but the demand isnt there for how many there are
@@ligance yep. But they are limits on on many you can take in a day
@@ligance theres usually no usable meat in the urchins
The otters said bring the butter. 🦀 🦀 😅😂
...and the little bibs...
@kenjackson6256 😆🤣😅😂😁
😂😂😂
Sea otters, like beavers, have always been keystone species right up until we almost wiped them out. In each area we should be asking whether the potential costs outweigh the benefits of reintroduction.
Yeah, but I am drawing the line at reintroducing Grizzlies in Cali==they can tear open a car or rip down the wall of a house. I can do without THAT kind of enrichment. I'm sure 'somewhere out there' , there are people mulling over reintroducing The 'Grizz' to the West.
otter: *sigh* floating in safe calm waters a belly full of crab, and the warm sunlight on my fur oh yes this is the life.
An otter breeding program sounds like it would be a big help. The local fishermen should be happy to have a more natural balance.
They won't be happy with these predators competing for fish, but hopefully they can find a workaround.
@bukka6697 sea otters mostly eat shelled animals, and their presence keeps the environment healthy, which means more fish.
Hooray for the otters!
More otters are also good for growing kelp. Too few otters means sea urchins will deplete kelp forests.
More kelp leads more fish. Otters may eat a lot but they keep the coastal fisheries in top shape. Good fishing in otter land.
crab is an otters snack...
Climate change is a tax rip off.
As well as a human snack.😂
Nature doing what nature does best
"Om nom nom nom nom" -otters after discovering all the crabs 🦀
IIRC these otters have a limited amount of blubber/fat/insulation, so their calorie demand is quite high. Combine that with a large population of crabs, and the otters are happy.
Haida Gwaii has a similar problem with these green crabs. Hopefully they’ll see this or already know that this might be an option to help.
if fishermen are threatened by sea otter competition, then why don't fishermen catch the green crabs to sell at pennies on the dollar? even if humans don't eat it - ground up and make fish bait, fertilizer, chicken feed, pig feed, crab nuggets....etc. SOUP BASE...geez. is there a law where you can't catch green crabs of a certain size?
The most intelligent comment yet.
They are lazy, thats why!
@@tnnsboy18
Legitimate question: Are green crabs edible and are they tasty?
@TPDManiacXC626 they are edible
@@TPDManiacXC626 They are edible and tastes good. The issue with them for food consumption is that they contain very little meat.
Get 'em, sea puppers! 🦀
What’s a pupper?
@@HandsomeMalcolmcats 🐕pupper
This is good local reporting that is mostly missing nowadays. Good work ABC7!
Go otters! Keep munching and growing !
The otters are not the only ones in this video who are “munching” 😂
Others are delightful. They are one of Nature’s creatures that make you feel happy just watching them. In addition, they restore balance to the ecosystem by eating excessv sea urchins and green crabs and so on, but they need habitat. They need homes on land, safe from dogs and people and so on. If we want a healthy ecosystem, we need to look after our otters!
The entire system is healthier and more productive with these keystone species in place. Re-introduce the otter to SF bay.
Otters are so cooool
Sumerians worshipped otters cause they mean healthy river
I always love ocean animals in the Pacific Oceans 🌊 in California in the futures.❤
Why are you uploading 360p video?
im for it bring the otters
Otters are great. We should really appreciate beavers as well.
oh crab!
In Italy they are edible. Why not here?
Some people in the US do eat them. If they were a native species, I’m sure more people would have a taste for them.
Theyre too small
Also there are 2 species of smoothhound sharks that specialise in crabs, as well as bat rays that eat a lot of them.
Otterly ridiculous. 😊
Hurrah for the otters!
As soon as I heard climate and ABC I turned off the video.
Where are the lovely but deadly octopi? There is lots of their favourite food up and down the coast and they are nowhere to be found.
Otters are awesome
Protect them ❤
Keep those otters healty and plentiful.
Sure, the otters can eat the crabs, but I'm fairly certain that they'll also eat other things too. That's always been the problem with introducing a new species a new area -- they don't just eat one thing (I know the otters are native to this area, but the same idea applies).
Why can't we see people as invasive?🤔
Why don’t you take anti-human sentiment and put it where the sun don’t shine?
Because the term means something specific. Moreover, where exactly could humans live where they wouldn't be invasive in you mind? Tanzania? We're apex predators who do what predators do. Deal with it.
because its a given that we are
We technically are, but gently reducing the human population by having fewer kids would be bad for the current system of global economy, and that seems to be more important than the planet.
Green crabs are just as edible as snow crab.
Baby otter…”Mom! I am tired of crabs again for supper!”
So much for the state destroying octopus farming when some of them could've been used to combat these green crabs. What an idiot.
Why was this uploaded at 360p? Basically unwatchable
Mitten crabs green crabs both invasive would take way to many otters trap them make it legal allow that but the state does nothing
umm, how do we tell the Otters to only eat the green crabs?
Are green crabs not edible? If they are, perhaps have a year long crabbing season to bet them under control.
Anybody remember PB&J Otter "Noodle Dance"?
I definitely remember.
Plus there were sea otters in the recent DreamWorks movie called The Wild Robot.
Otters gonna ott.
Ive got your crabs right here 👇
So sad that past humans made this future of ruining and we love it
Otters do love their shellfish...
What's happened to the Dungeness Crabs?
I dont care for real crabs. We got imitation crabs
So what your saying is that nature is fixing what humans screwed up by simply going back to the natural balance?
Sharks are eating the crabs too, right?
why is it just happening now all these invasive species? we have had ocean going vessels machine driven ships since the late 1800's
More shipping, bigger ships, faster ships, more ballast, rising water temperatures, unhealthy ecosystems have a harder time with introduced species, and introduced species take a while to get their population up.
They also eat the good crabs
So? They stay near the shore. Crab fishing is done it much deeper water.
Otter like crab Louie too
Dang, Otters eat a lot, LOL.
The otters look fat, chowing down too many crabs
Yeah
Otter buffet yeah😊😊😊😊😊
Orcas killer whales, whales, dolphins, fishes, sharks, sea lions and more always lives in the Pacific Oceans and swims in the Pacific Oceans 🌊
These invasive grads can't be eaten by humans?
We want the Dungeness crabs.
❤
Grant them some government funding….spread the otters
Great story, but my favorite part was assigning the meteorologist to this story. It hadn’t really occurred to me that their science education transfers so well to science communication. It’s just perfect. Anyways, go otters!
Dah! The Otters have been controlling any crab for centuries.
Otters say, "We don like green crabs. We want alaskan king crab." Also, the otters want to know why only lesbians study them.
🤎🤎🤎
I doubt the otter population can keep up with the green crab population.
Correct, not enough otters in their histroical habitat.. Almost no otters north of the Golden Gate.
Maybe not, but they can improve the situation.
You understand basic biology right? When there’s an over abundance of prey the predator populations will also increase, thus reducing the prey population. When that prey population is ultimately depleted then the predator population also depletes to reach equilibrium.
@@soymilkman What I don't know is how exactly how their habitats overlap. I know Elkhorn runs inland and is a tiny area compared to the rest of the bay. I know there are plenty of otters in the Santa Cruz area including 841 but how many green crabs are there?
@MikeMaulhardt aren't there seals or sea lions north of the Golden Gate? They eat crabs.
Adding being climate ready is a team effort, subtle programming of there climate propaganda
How did humans know that green crabs are invasive species? Is it not possible that they were living there like a million years ago and for some reasons they died there and again coming back there? Is it not possible?
u can easily figure out if they are invasive or not
We have found green crab shells in archeological excavations in Europe, but I guess that we haven't found them in the Americas.