The goal of this project is to provide an updated database of observational data on boat use patterns in Charlotte and Lee counties. Ultimately, this data will be compared with data collected using other techniques, ...

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 ...

This report describes a project where standard aerial survey methodology was used to survey manatees in the inshore and near-shore waters of Charlotte County, Florida, following an established general flight path, from ...

Nearshore hard bottom communities were reported during planning for a beach renourishment project on Anna Maria Island in Manatee County, Florida. The renourishment project, to create a beach and toe slope about 4.2 miles ...

Currently used aerial-survey methods in the study of manatee populations and distributions at the Tampa Bay Power Plants, do not yield accurate populations estimates. Problems in the survey methods arise principally from ...

Report on the creation of a statistically sound survey design to facilitate a valid calibration survey and index of manatees at the Ft. Myers, FL power plant.

While boater compliance studies serve as an important management tool for evaluating the effectiveness of existing speed zones, most studies have done systematic data collection prior to sign placement. As a result, most ...

Aerial surveys have been conducted to census and to assess trends in abundance and distribution of Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) for a number of years. Aerial surveys have been the primary source of ...

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

The goal of this study is to examine behavioral and habitat use patterns of manatees and some of the physical characteristics of Matlacha Isles, a secondary winter refuge site in southwestern Florida, to attempt to determine ...