More Than One-Seventh of Population Perished as Red Tide Mortality Tripled

Red Tide Drives Manatee Mortality So Far in 2018 to Third-Highest All Time

Nearly 100 Red Tide-Related Deaths So Far; Second-Highest Total This Decade

In Less Than 2 Months, 154 Florida Manatees Perish, One-Third from Cold Stress

Last Year’s Mortality Spike Already Topped Before December Cold Snaps

Record Number of Florida Manatees Killed by Boat Collisions

Chamber of Commerce Pressures Delay of Manatee “Swim-With” Safeguards

Inadequate Enforcement Unless Refuge Adopts Video Monitoring System

“Out-of-Hand” Disturbances, Enforcement Overwhelmed, Visitor Education Failing

End of “Swim-With” Programs, Plus Expansion of Habitat and Sanctuaries Sought