Team 3 started their expedition with a full survey of Elkhorn slough this morning. After two and a half hours, they had navigated the 7 mile length of the slough and counted 36 otters. As they came into Moss Landing Harbor, an additional 55 otters were counted in the raft. As the team counted each otter, they recorded the sex of the animal, the amount of grizzling on the otter's head and chest and the otter's behavior. Returning to the dock, the team met Cyndi and Mark who had spent the morning photographing a group of dolphins off the barge to the south of Moss Landing. While many of the animals were the same that have remained in the Bay for the past month (Poke, Kahuna, Kristal, Echo), they saw several new arrivals in the Bay. One of Daniela's favorites, Joker, has returned with her yearling. After running home for lunch, the team was back out in the afternoon to learn about otter behaviors and to practice recording accurate otter counts. After two hours of watching the otters everyone was prepared for the 24 hour otter observation which will begin at 1am on Thursday.