The Unsinkable sea otter

Jacques Cousteau and his divers show the underwater life of the sea otter and examine the conditions essential for its survival. Discusses the reasons the sea otter almost became extinct at one time and discusses current problems caused by man and pollution.
, Observes Jacques Cousteau and his crew as they study the habits and movements of the sea otter in both an uncontrolled environment and in a marine station off the coast of California and defines the conditions which are essential to its survival. Observes the otter engaging in food gathering activities, courtship behaviors and mating patterns, and caring for its young. Describes the balance of nature in which the otter, abalone, and urchin exist. Emphasizes that the sea otter was recently an endangered species and recounts the controversy over the fate of the California sea otter, which pits the commercial interests in search of abalone against the conservation groups which seek to ensure the otters' survival., In Alaskan waters, members of Cousteau's crew capture a sea otter for observation aboard their floating laboratory, where they study the animal's habits, the sounds it makes, and film all aspects of its behavior. Later, the ship moves to Monterey Bay, California, where commercial fishermen threaten to eliminate the otter for eating the abalone in their fishing areas. Spokesmen for conservationists and fishermen present their arguments in this dispute, but it appears that without laws to protect them, the otters are once again at the mercy of man., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.