Unalaska, AK – Earlier this week the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated 5,879 square miles of nearshore waters as critical habitat for sea otters as part of their protection under the endangered species act. The area spans from the Western Aleutians to the Alaska Peninsula. KUCB's Anne Hillman in Unalaska found out how this might help the sea otters and affect the region.

For more information and to submit comments, got to the USFW sea otter website.