Boating, Fishing, and Travel Information for Otter Island, SC

Otter Island is located in Colleton County, SC. It is part of the Sea Islands and the Lowcountry region of South Carolina. It is south of Edisto Beach on Edisto Island but unlike Edisto Beach, Otter Island is uninhabited and is only home to marshlands, white sandy beaches, and maritime forest. The island is part of the St. Helena Sound Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area and is accessible by boat and has places to camp.

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Eat Your Catch, And Have It Too: Gyotaku

8/18/2022 by Editor

By US Harbors. While you are out fishing, do you sometimes encounter an unusual fish that you’ve never seen before? Do you forget to bring a camera to record your catch? Would you like to have beautiful fish prints to frame and hang in your kitchen, or give to friends?… SEE MORE

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Extreme Heat Uncovers Lost Villages, Ancient Ruins and Shipwrecks

8/17/2022 by Editor

By Kevin Simauchi. In an eerie twist, volatile weather and heat-induced drought are unearthing glimpses of lost archaeological treasures and forgotten history. Extreme heat this year has triggered wildfires, drought and melting glaciers. Less expectedly, it’s also revealed some weird and dark things about our past—shipwrecks, corpses, ghost villages, ornamental… SEE MORE

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Protecting Coastal Louisiana's Way of Life

8/17/2022 by Editor

By Domonique Tolliver. Fishing is in Lance Nacio’s DNA. When his great-grandfather came to the U.S., he settled in a fishing community called Manilla Village and made a living working the waterways around the village. While Lance Nacio’s father worked in the oil and gas industry, he also hunted and… SEE MORE

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