| occurence | native | ||
| importance | Ref. | ||
| aquaculture | never/rarely | Ref. | |
| regulations | no regulations | Ref. | |
| freshwater | No | ||
| brackish | No | ||
| saltwater | Yes | ||
| live export | |||
| bait | No | ||
| game/sport | No | ||
| abundance | Ref. | ||
| comments | Reported as Enhydra lutris kenyoni and Enhydra lutris nereis (Ref. 1522). Sea otters were extirpated from Washington and Oregon in the 19th century; the populations now in the area are descended from animals that were translocated from Amchitka Island and Prince William Sound between 1965 and 1972 (Ref. 2220). C: Refs. 1522, 1394, M: Ref. 1394, O: Ref. 78507. | ||
| C = country distribution; M = map distribution; O = occurrence data; R = regional distribution | |||
| States/Provinces | California (native), Washington (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
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| country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html | ||