Sources: http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/7750/0 http://www.defenders.org/sea-otter/threats http:// www.kidsplanet .org/tt/seaotter/pdf/readthreats.pdf http://seaotters.org/pdfs/threats.pdf http://seaotterresearch.org/pollutants.shtml Recovery PlayReduce the use of gillnets and trammel nets Sea otters are caught and killed in fishing netsFisherman trying to make moneyStrangledFails to clean fur - can freezes to deathEfforts to reduce the use of fishing nets to prevent otters from being caughtLaws have been created to reduce the use of nets from Waddell Creek (Santa Cruz) to Point Sal (Santa Barbara) Give the otters the best possible environment to thrive Let the otters recover on their own Give them a safe habitat, plenty of food, limit disease and fewer predators With the right conditions will be able to recover in the fastest and most efficient way Limit human interference Ship traffic and fishing Fishing Oil spills Pollution Relocation In case of a catastrophic event otters will survive Currently a major oil spill would completely wipe out the population Conditions could prove better for an increase in population