Manatees Archives - Clearwater Marine Aquarium

Manatee Tracking – Fezzik

Posted May 9, 2023

CMA Research Institute outfitted Fezzik with a GPS satellite tag and will be monitoring her movements as part of their manatee Northern Atlantic Coast study.

Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s Manatee Rehabilitation Center Officially Breaks Ground

Updated April 26, 2023 Posted April 25, 2023

Today Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Manatee Rehabilitation Center, commemorating a milestone for the aquarium.

Manatee Tracking – Plover

Posted March 23, 2023

Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute tagged Plover for their manatee Northern Atlantic Coast study along the East Coast of the United States.

Manatee Tracking – ODare

Updated August 16, 2023 Posted September 7, 2022

CMA Research Institute outfitted ODare with a GPS satellite tag and will be monitoring her movements as part of their manatee Northern Atlantic Coast study

Manatee Tracking – SammyG

Updated September 9, 2022 Posted September 7, 2022

CMA Research Institute outfitted SammyG with a GPS satellite tag and will be monitoring his movements as part of their manatee Northern Atlantic Coast study

Manatee Tracking – Inigo

Updated March 23, 2023 Posted August 2, 2022

CMA Research Institute outfitted Inigo with a GPS satellite tag and will be monitoring his movements as part of their manatee Northern Atlantic Coast study

Orphaned Manatee Calf Rescued Near Shrimp Farm in Belize

Updated August 4, 2022 Posted July 22, 2022

On July 20, 2022, the CMA Research Institute Marine Mammal Rescue Team in Belize received a report of an orphaned baby manatee near a shrimp farm.

Manatee Tracking – Paprika

Updated April 30, 2023 Posted June 24, 2022

CMARI tagged and outfitted Paprika with a GPS satellite tag and will be monitoring her movements as part of their manatee Northern Atlantic Coast study

Manatee Tracking – Eleven

Updated July 11, 2023 Posted June 16, 2022

CMA Research Institute has fitted Eleven with a GPS satellite tag and will be monitoring her movements as part of the Northern Atlantic Coast study and UME study.

Clearwater Marine Aquarium Receives $3.5 Million for Manatee Research and Rehabilitation Pools

Posted June 16, 2022

Florida Governor Desantis signed a record $109.9 billion budget including $3.5 million directed for manatee rehabilitation pools at Clearwater Marine Aquarium. The funds are part of a record $20 million set to enhance and expand the State’s manatee acute care facilities and to restore spring access and habitat restoration in manatee concentrated areas.