The Sea Otter is a furry animal that lives in the North Pacific Ocean.(Prince William Sound) The Sea Otter was one of the many animals who's population was effected drastically by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. The population decreased drastically by hunting and oil spills such as the Exxon Valdez Spill. Not only was the Sea Otter effected, but its habitat was also drastically effected.

The large beds of kelp you see along the Pacific Coast is much like a dense forest. The roots of the brown/green seaweed is fastened tightly to the ocean floor. Rising more than one-hundred feet or more from the ocean bottom, the kelp is all branched together like tree a tree branch. The kelp is also home to many Sea Otters. Since/because of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill the kelp has not been able to grow the same way, because of some of the defects the oil might have caused the previous kelp.