Day 2 report by Eugene (Otter team):

Off to the Otter Area, at Moss Landing, for our first attempt at testing our observation and logging skills, where we were certainly not disappointed by the show of otters in the channel. Foraging sessions kept us busy with the otters feasting on worms (long red sausage like) and later clams. That certainly kept us all busy at our logging sheets. Dolphins and Sea Lions nearby added to the atmosphere. Observing rafts (Otter groupings) followed. This was somewhat more difficult in the tighter units to distinguish the different otter antics, in playing, resting travelling and grooming. All this in company of three ladies (in their mid 70s) working away at their watercolors!
Our stomachs' yearning for Burritos in liu of the packed lunch rewarded us with an extensive solo performance by Ophelia, an otter at the boat anchorage site. Larry put all his filming skills in capturing this on video.
A change of wind and the inflow of fog sent us back to base for a data logging session, and looking forward to a Frittata dinner prepared by Anna & Peter.