Manatees

A nine and a half foot adult female manatee named Sheeran was captured on August 10, 2023 in the Little Back River off the Savannah River in Georgia through the collaborative effort between Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute (CMARI), Georgia Aquarium (GAQ), Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GDNR) and other partners. Sheeran received a full health assessment checkup by GAQ veterinarian staff and was outfitted with a GPS satellite tag to closely monitor her travels as part of our manatee Northern Atlantic Coast Manatee Movement study.

nine foot manatee named Knox and her calf were rescued from Cooper River, Charleston, South Carolina by SeaWorld, Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Mammal Foundation, South Carolina Aquarium, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, University of Florida and U.S. Navy on 8 November 2021.

A ten-foot adult female manatee, named Nettles, was located for an assessment and tagged on April 3, 2023 in Cumberland, GA through the collaborative effort between Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute (CMARI) and other partners.

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

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

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

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