Sea Otter Awareness Week

Stay tuned for otterly exciting details for 2026 events!

What's Sea Otter Awareness Week? Sea Otter Awareness Week takes place every year during the last full week of September to celebrate and inspire deeper awareness of these marine mammals. The week is organized by Defenders of Wildlife, Sea Otter Savvy, Elakha Alliance, and the California Department of Parks and Recreation.

Stay tuned for 2026 events.

A whole lotter fun

Animals & the ocean

Quiz: Which sea otter are you?

Take this personality quiz to discover which of our exhibit otters is most like you.

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Lofi Hip Hop

Krill waves radio

Drift into relaxation mode with two hours of blissfully sleepy sea otters filmed in Elkhorn Slough.

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The Otterly Pawesome Playlist!

Watch sea otters—the cutest marine mammals and our local ecological superheroes.

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Coloring page

How to build a kelp forest coloring page

Learn the different parts of a kelp forest.

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Sea otter 992-24 being bottle-fed, a juvenile California sea otter with an aquarist is wearing a protective Vader suit

Pioneering sea otter recovery and building for the future

For over 40 years, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has been at the forefront of sea otter conservation in California. Beyond captivating visitors and live cam audiences, the Aquarium’s sea otters play a crucial role behind the scenes. They assist in raising stranded pups and provide companionship to wild otters recovering from injuries, all as part of a groundbreaking sea otter surrogacy program.

Learn about our sea otter recovery program

Videos

Don't miss sea otter moments

"The Recovery" (Aquarium's version)
Vocals by Taylor Safina
Produced by Jesse DeCarlo
Connected to the ocean, you and me. Honestly, team up for otter recovery!

Sea otters don't give a shell
Remember the iconic video “Honey Badger Don’t Care”? Well, the hilarious voice behind the viral hit is back, but this time with an otterly important message to share for Sea Otter Awareness Week.