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The Cove Ledger

Field notes from Halibut Cove, the bay it sits in and the boats that reach it

Water and wildlife

Sea otters and seals in the kelp, bald eagles over the channel, the salmon and halibut people come for, the tide pools, the glaciers and the short Alaska season that runs it all.

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A sea otter floating on its back in flat morning water off the kelp beds near Ismailof Island, a clam on its chest, low sun behind it and the spruce shore soft in the background, shot from a small boat at eye level.

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Cold Water Life in Kachemak Bay

Sea otters, harbor seals, humpback whales, porpoise and bald eagles share Kachemak Bay. A coastal survey reads the cold water to learn what the bay can support.