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 DeutschNone
chip.deutsch@myfwc.com
Project Website
Project Partners
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USGS
Affiliated Institutions
None