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Creating secure warm-water habitat networks for manatees along Florida’s Gulf Coast: Developing a vision, identifying gaps, and prioritizing restoration sites

Implementing Organization

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$124,996

Known Leveraged Funding

$0

Funding Organization

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Funding Program

The RESTORE Act Funds Bucket 4: NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program

Details

Project Category

Science

Project Actions

Species Restoration

Targeted Resources

Marine Mammals

Project Description

This project will prioritize efforts to restore, enhance, and create warm-water habitats in order to provide a network of thermal shelters for manatees along Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Contact

Charles Deutsch
None
chip.deutsch@myfwc.com
Project Website
Project Partners

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USGS

Affiliated Institutions

None

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