Sea otters in kelp (IMAGE) Monterey Bay Aquarium Caption A raft of sea otters (Enhydra nereis) congregates off the back deck of the Monterey Bay Aquarium in kelp. Credit Monterey Bay Aquarium / Tyson V. Rininger Usage Restrictions one-time usage for press related to study License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.