New Jersey Scuba Diving

River Otter

Otter

Lutra canadensis

Size: to 30" (body)

Habitat: in and around water

Notes:
River otters are shy but playful creatures that spend much of their time just splashing around. They don't like human encroachment and are uncommon nowadays.

Otter

Purse Seiners & Gill-netters

small purse seiner
A small purse seiner. Note the outboard skiff on the stern, used in setting out the net. The net itself is piled on the back deck. The boat's booms handle both the net and the skiff, while the crow's nest on the mast gives a bird's eye view of operations.

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