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Sea Otter Fate Tied to U S History and Trade
The sea otter may be extinct or saved by a new treaty cycle starting in 1927, tying its fate to US Britain Japan and Russia protection efforts. The piece traces beaver driven exploration, 18th century fur trade, Russian and American interests, and the vast market in Canton with pelt prices up to thousands, linking sea otter history to national expansion and power.
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John Dickinson Sherman
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Russia
Earth
Peter the Great
Vitus Behring
Siberia
Kamchatka
Behring
Alaska
North Pacific
Mexico
Peru
Spain
Northwest
San Francisco
Oregon Territory
United States of Alaska
James Cook
Nootka Sound
Canton
New England
Pacific Northwest
New
Aleutian Islands
Upper
Lower
California
Santa Barbara Channel
San Francisco Bay
China
William Sturgis
Boston
Richard Cleveland
Uke Sturgis
Norfolk Sound
R. Bruce Horsfall
Nature Magazine