Defenders' Experts
Added Manatee Protection Areas
As a result of lawsuits against the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service settled in 2000, 17 refuge and sanctuary areas were added to protect manatees.
Added Federal Refuges and Sanctuaries
- Citrus County
- Blue Waters Sanctuary
- Pinellas County
- Bartow Electric Sanctuary - Pinellas County
- Hillsborough County
- Port Sutton Sanctuary
- Port Sutton Refuge
- Tampa Electric Company (TECO) Big Bend Sanctuary
- Tampa Electric Company (TECO) Big Bend Refuge
- Sarasota County
- Little Sarasota Bay Refuge
- Charlotte County
- Peace River Refuge
- Lemon Bay Refuge
- Lee County
- Caloosahatchee and San Carlos Bay Refuge Complex
- Brevard County
- Brevard County Barge Canal Refuge
- Sykes Creek Refuge
- Haulover Canal Refuge
- Volusia County
- Halifax -Tomoka Rivers Refuge Complex
Maps and descriptions of the federal manatee protection zones from the North Florida Field Office of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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