Florida Manatee Population

The florida fish and wildlife conservation commission conducted an annual winter survey jan.

Florida manatee population. Lifespan mortality and population. As with all. 2007 noted that the population of all four units is likely to decrease over the next few decades with the loss of warm water refuges 2. In addition the commission opposed changing the listing status for antillean manatees which outside of puerto rico continue to face considerable threats from habitat loss and degradation hunting fisheries bycatch pollution and human disturbance.

Manatee county is part of the north port sarasota bradenton metropolitan statistical area its county seat and largest city is bradenton. Manatee population in the united states reached a low in the 1970 s during which only a few hundred individuals lived in the nation. This is referred to as the synoptic survey and it is conducted following cold weather in years that meet our criteria. The acs adheres to definitions of race and ethnicity set forth by the 1997 office of management and budget omb standards.

This could threaten the future manatee population in florida and reverse past recovery progress. Alvarez aleman s discovery was the first documented sighting of a florida manatee in cuban waters. The county was created in 1855 and named for the florida manatee florida s official marine mammal features of manatee county include access to the. The synoptic survey method is different from the abundance survey method.

I realized how little we knew about manatees and how the population had changed says. Manatees can swim up to 20 miles per hour in short bursts but they usually only swim about three to five miles per hour. How is manatee county s population distributed by race. When resting manatees have been known to stay submerged for up to 20 minutes.

The abundance survey provides us with a manatee population estimate the latest update. As of february 2016 6 250 manatees were reported swimming in florida s springs. Manatee county florida s estimated population is 413 665 with a growth rate of 2 33 in the past year according to the most recent united states census data manatee county florida is the 15th largest county in florida. Manatee county is a county in the u s.

The manatee population in florida is divided into four management units northwest upper st. This chart shows the proportion of each racial group as a percentage of the total population. It is illegal under federal and florida law to injure or harm a manatee.