This ring is designed around our love for Rosa the Sea Otter. It features a stainless steel core with sand from a local beach, hand-carved small seashells made of abalone, blue apatite stone, several shades of blue opal, and blue-pigmented aquamarine glow powder. This was designed to resemble the ocean and beach with snacks for Rosa. All stones, opal, shells, and sand were hand set. Then the ring was turned on a lathe and layered with a protective coating that gives the ring a mild shine. 25% of all proceeds will be donated to the Monterey Bay Aquarium in celebration of Rosa's 24th birthday Who is Rosa? Rosa's the oldest sea otter at Monterey Bay Aquarium. She was found stranded between Sunset and Manresa State Beaches in southern Santa Cruz County in September 1999, only about four weeks old and weighing just over five pounds. In April 2000, she was released back to the wild, where she spent nearly two years until she began interacting with divers and climbing onto kayaks. Because of the potential risks to herself and the people, federal wildlife officials declared her non-releasable.