Florida Manatee Population

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.

Florida manatee population. I realized how little we knew about manatees and how the population had changed says. Manatee population in the united states reached a low in the 1970 s during which only a few hundred individuals lived in the nation. John s river atlantic and southwest. The florida manatee has no natural enemies and it is believed they can live 60 years or more.

Manatee county is a county in the u s. Alvarez aleman s discovery was the first documented sighting of a florida manatee in cuban waters. When resting manatees have been known to stay submerged for up to 20 minutes. How is manatee county s population distributed by race.

The manatee population in florida is divided into four management units northwest upper st. The florida fish and wildlife conservation commission conducted an annual winter survey jan. This chart shows the proportion of each racial group as a percentage of the total population. Manatee county is part of the north port sarasota bradenton metropolitan statistical area its county seat and largest city is bradenton.

The abundance survey provides us with a manatee population estimate the latest update. This is referred to as the synoptic survey and it is conducted following cold weather in years that meet our criteria. State of florida as of the 2010 us census the population was 322 833. 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. The synoptic survey method is different from the abundance survey method. As of february 2016 6 250 manatees were reported swimming in florida s springs. Manatees can swim up to 20 miles per hour in short bursts but they usually only swim about three to five miles per hour.

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. As with all. Lifespan mortality and population.