Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is pleased to inform you that the 2012 draft Management Plan for the Sea Otter is now undergoing regional consultations. The Government of Canada downlisted the Sea Otter from a Threatened species to a species of Special Concern under the Species at Risk Act (SARA) in March, 2009. In accordance with SARA, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans is responsible for developing a Management Plan for aquatic species listed as Special Concern under SARA. To fulfill this obligation, DFO has developed a draft Management Plan for this species. Management plans are documents that describe species information, threats to the species, management goals and objectives, and measures for the conservation of the species. DFO would like to invite you to provide feedback on the draft Management Plan via the Regional SARA Consultation webpage, at http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/saraconsultations <http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/saraconsultations> where the document will be available for comment from September 27th to October 29th, 2012. In doing so, interested parties may provide input to DFO to aid in finalizing the document. If you have any questions, please contact us at (604) 666-7907 or email sara@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca <mailto:sara@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca> . Sincerely, Heather Brekke Marine Species at Risk Recovery Planner Ecosystem Management Branch Fisheries and Oceans Canada E-mail: sara@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca