Mote Marine Laboratory has been conducting aerial surveys and collecting manatee sighting data on the Gulf Coast of Florida since January 1985. This report presents nearly four years of sighting data for the area from ...

This report presents 1989 sighting data from aerial surveys for manatees from Anna Maria Sound to northern Charlotte Harbor, including the Myakka River, Florida. The work is a continuation of manatee population studies ...

Summaries of references on sirenian hearing and communication.

This report describes a study that was conducted to evaluate the effects of offshore disposal of sediments dredged from Bayboro Harbor, St. Petersburg, Florida. Data collected included sediment grain size analysis at 25 ...

Aerial surveys of population size, distribution and dynamics of manatees from Anna Maria Island to northern Charlotte Harbor (Florida).

This report describes the second year of a study of the population size and distribution of the West Indian manatee on the west coast of Florida. Aerial surveys were conducted, with a total of 20 flights from March-December ...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate sieve size (1.0mm and 0.5mm) induced effects on the description of community structure. Pronounced changes were evident in all the community parameters when the smaller sieve size ...

A temporally-intensive sampling and analysis of selected water quality parameters was conducted at four locations in the St. Lucie Estuary, Florida, in 1981. The work was performed to provide baseline data for calibration ...