Solutions sought to ease conflicts over Southeast Alaska’s rising sea otter populations

About 100 people from all over the state and Canada attended a Southeast Sea Otter Stakeholder Meeting hosted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service held on Wednesday in Juneau, Alaska.
The idea is to discuss impacts from a population of sea otters that has reached at least 25,000 strong in the region. (Photos by Rashah McChesney/KTOO)
Efforts to ease conflicts over Southeast Alaska’s growing sea otter population are underway. Federal and state officials recently met with scientists, fisher