Get ready to wet your whistle at #LocalOceanSeafoods this March while supporting sea otter conservation 🌊 Their #CocktailforaCause benefits the Elakha Alliance all month long, with $3 from every cocktail sold donated to our efforts.

#seaotters #newport #oregoncoast #seaotter #otters #cocktails

Alumna’s life built around the sea The environmental science major has enjoyed an ocean-centered career, including being recognized as Miss Best Diver and Miss Marine Conservation.

Attending @csumb.bsky.social for my undergraduate degree was one of the best decisions I've ever made (and also a no-brainer) 🦦 🤗 ! Check out this recent alumni spotlight on how it helped shape my career in ocean and wildlife conservation.

#marinebiologist #csumb #montereybay #seaotters #seaotter

Look at the cutie baby Chanel 🐳

😱 On rare occasions, a live #seaotter can be spotted off the #OregonCoast - like this adult male photographed in June 2024 in #CannonBeach, OR by Chanel Hason (@pschanel.bsky.social) (1/3).

I meant creature as just another word for animal :) Sea otters are one of my favorite animals on the planet.

How Long Can Sea Otters Hold Their Breath? with Moddy Himmel YouTube video by Mike Bennett Studios

Do you know how long #seaotters hold their breath for? Find out on the latest episode of #TheZooquariumPodcast that just came out today! 🦦 @mikebennettart.bsky.social

youtu.be/TVXN2ndJIrE?... #kidspodcast #podcast #animalpodcast #artpodcast #portland #oregon #seaotter #otters #pnw

Zooquarium Podcast | For Kids of All Ages | From Mike Bennett Studios A new show for curious kids of all ages who love animals! Our experts answer your wildest animal questions. Listen to episodes and submit your animal question.

Thanks for the shout out and interview!! Learn more about our podcast here: mikebennettstudios.com/pages/zooqua...

Guess what?! I’m a co-host for a new educational kids podcast focused on wildlife 🦦🦉🐻!

✨💍 Just like #TaylorSwift & #TravisKelce making waves with their big engagement news, imagine the headline when sea otters finally make a comeback to Oregon’s coast. 🦦🌊

The @elakhaalliance.bsky.social is the sole entity dedicated to bringing #seaotters back to #Oregon!

Sea Otter Conservationist Chanel Hason Named July '25 Sea Hero Learn more about how one rescue diver–turned-conservationist is working to bring a thriving sea otter population back to the Oregon coast.

📣 Honored to be named #ScubaDivingMagazine July Sea Hero for my #oceanconservation work with the @elakhaalliance.bsky.social 🦦!!

www.scubadiving.com/chanel-hason... #womeninscience #scuba #scubadiving #seaotters

Just me an all my new sailor friends!

Trumps wants to end endangered-species habitat protection, putting spotted owl at renewed risk At issue is a long-standing definition of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act.

😱 Removing or weakening the Endangered Species Act (ESA) would be a serious threat to sea otters - and many other vulnerable species.

#EndangeredSpeciesAct #Wildlife #SeaOtters #EndangeredSpecies

🌊🦦 Last Chance to Get Your Otter Tee! 🦦🌊

Today’s the last day to sign up for Elakha Alliance’s “We Otter Bring Them Back” campaign if you want to receive your exclusive campaign t-shirt in time for our big launch on May 9th! 💚

Sign up: www.elakhaalliance.org/we-otter-bri... #seaotters #oregoncoast

This beer festival is making waves The fourth annual Oregon otter beer festival fundraiser is making waves this Saturday night over at Omsi. Hosted by the elakha alliance, Oregon zoo, and straightaway cocktails, this one-of-a-kind even...

I was on the @koin6.bsky.social news this morning for work!

www.koin.com/video/this-b... #seaotters #portland #beer #beerfestival #craftbeer

Elakha Staff Chanel Hason & Jane Bacchieri were in #California earlier week.

They were able to soak in the bountiful magic of #MontereyBay’s marine ecosystem — from swaying #kelp forests dancing in the currents to the heart-melting sight of a #seaotter mom cuddling her fluffy pup on the surface. 🦦

photo of sea otter flipped over floating on stomach with massive rock behind it

🌊 Did you know? #Oregon is the only US state along the Pacific Coast that doesn't have a population of sea otters in its historical native range.

💬 It's time to ask: what would Oregon’s coast look like with #seaotters back?

📸: @pschanel.bsky.social , Ecola Point - OR | #seaotter #otters #ocean

#OttersGive 2025 Join me and make a gift to CSUMB's Day of Giving!

Happy to be able to give back to my alma mater! #OttersGive #CSUMB

Well the big wind storm did a number on our back fence a week ago 💨… so here’s to having a handy man as a partner 🔨🫶🪚 #homeownership #portland #handyman #fence

When it’s cold outside, find your local (heated) soaking pool and jump in 💦! #portland #soakingpool #mcmenamins #girldate

Some #snowman fun with the neighbors ⛄️ #portland #oregon

It’s a #snowday here in #Portland ❄️

Come hang out with me anytime between 6-8pm Tuesday Feb 11th at Oakshire Beer Hall in #Portland for a fundraiser to bring #seaotters back to #Oregon!

They were super fascinating to witness 😱

🤗 Spreading positive news updates from this week:

🥇 My photograph of a Mormon cricket depositing her eggs in the Alvord Desert was voted #1 by attendees at the Oregon Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Conference #wildlifephotography #insect #photocontest #oregon

One day 🤗!!

If you want to stay up to date on all things #seaotter reintroduction in #Oregon - I suggest you subscribe to the monthly newsletter from the #ElakhaAlliance produced by yours truly 🙌 Subscribe here: bit.ly/RAFTSignUp

Seaweed farms dish up climate benefits First estimate of its type shows that cultivated seaweed beds can accumulate as much carbon as some natural ecosystems.

Seaweed farms dish up climate benefits

This HUGE news for the work I do with the @elakhaalliance.bsky.social --> big deal for the restoration of our marine ecosystems in the future 🌿🦦💙

Just finished up my 2nd podcast interview within the last month 🎙️ Let me know if you have any recs for wildlife/ocean related podcasts I should reach out to! #podcast #seaotters #ocean #marinebiology

*opens internet*
*closes internet*
*drives to the #oregoncoast 🌊✨*

📸: @pschanel.bsky.social