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    • Sea otter carcass recovery rates from Bering Island, some Western Aleutian Islands, the Alaskan Peninsula and Prince William Sound, 1971-2009

    Metadata Updated: September 24, 2025

    The table presents summary data of sea otter skulls found on carcass searches conducted along stretches of shoreline at islands or locations along a longitudinal span encompassing the sea otter population decline. Numbers of skulls encountered, length of shoreline searched, population density calculated from survey data, as well as skulls per kilometer and per-capita recovery rate are presented. The data are arranged in west to east order from Bering Island to Prince William Sound.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Created Date September 13, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date September 24, 2025

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    Harvested from DOI USGS DCAT-US

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    Metadata Updated Date September 24, 2025
    Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
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