2020 preliminary manatee mortality table · 2020 Preliminary Manatee Mortality Table with 5-Year...

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FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION MARINE MAMMAL PATHOBIOLOGY LABORATORY

2020 Preliminary Manatee Mortality Table with 5-Year Summary From: 01/01/2020 To: 10/30/2020

County Date Field ID Sex Size

(cm) Waterway City Probable Cause

Lee 01/01/2020 MSW20001 M 203 Pine Island Sound Saint James City Natural: Other

Franklin 01/02/2020 MNW20001 M 180 Apalachicola Bay Eastpoint Verified; Not Necropsied

Lee 01/02/2020 MSW20002 F 282 10 Mile Canal Ft. Myers Natural: Other

Brevard 01/03/2020 MEC20001 M 269 Indian River Grant Human Related: Watercraft Collision

Putnam 01/03/2020 MNE20001 M 329 Murphy's Creek Satsuma Undetermined: Too Decomposed

Marion 01/03/2020 MNE20002 F 327 Ocklawaha River Ocklawaha Human Related: Watercraft Collision

Lee 01/03/2020 MSW20003 U 185 Gulf of Mexico Cayo Costa Verified; Not Necropsied

Palm Beach 01/05/2020 MSE20001 F 269 Lake Worth Lagoon Riviera Beach Human Related: Watercraft Collision

Marion 01/06/2020 MNE20003 M 330 Salt Springs Run Salt Springs Natural: Other

Brevard 01/07/2020 MEC20002 F 259 Indian River Merritt Island Natural: Other

Walton 01/07/2020 MNW20002 U 180 Gulf of Mexico Miramar Beach Verified; Not Necropsied

Miami-Dade 01/07/2020 MSE20002 M 339 Bear Cut Key Biscayne Human Related: Watercraft Collision

Lee 01/07/2020 MSW20004 F 261 Matlacha Pass Cape Coral Natural: Other

Lee 01/09/2020 MSW20005 M 256 Tarpon Bay Sanibel Natural: Other

Brevard 01/10/2020 MEC20003 M 210 Indian River Titusville Natural: Cold Stress

Marion 01/10/2020 MNE20004 F 295 Silver River Silver Springs Human Related: Watercraft Collision

Lee 01/10/2020 MSW20006 M 231 San Carlos Bay St. James City Undetermined: Too Decomposed

Citrus 01/11/2020 MNW20003 F 185 Homosassa River Homosassa Natural: Cold Stress

Bay 01/12/2020 MNW20004 M 297 East Bay Parker Verified; Not Necropsied

Martin 01/12/2020 MSE20003 M 253 Indian River Stuart Human Related: Watercraft Collision

Palm Beach 01/12/2020 MSE20004 F 360 Gulf Stream Boynton Beach Human Related: Watercraft Collision

Brevard 01/13/2020 MEC20004 M 299 Banana River Merritt Island Natural: Cold Stress

Martin 01/13/2020 MSE20005 F 179 Indian River Jensen Beach Natural: Cold Stress

Broward 01/14/2020 MSTm2001 M 328 New River Sound Ft. Lauderdale Undetermined: Other

Brevard 01/15/2020 MEC20005 M 310 St. Sebastian River Micco Undetermined: Too Decomposed

Sarasota 01/15/2020 MSW20007 M 337 Myakka River North Port Natural: Other

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County Date Field ID Sex Size (cm)

Waterway City Probable Cause

Charlotte 01/15/2020 MSW20008 M 220 Godfrey Creek Englewood Natural: Other

Volusia 01/16/2020 MNE20005 M 168 St. Johns River Astor Undetermined: Too Decomposed

Putnam 01/16/2020 MNE20006 M 213 St. Johns River East Palatka Undetermined: Too Decomposed

Santa Rosa 01/17/2020 MNW20005 F 305 Blackwater River Bagdad Verified; Not Necropsied

Monroe 01/17/2020 MSE20006 F 315 Boot Key Harbor Marathon Human Related: Watercraft Collision

Putnam 01/19/2020 MNE20007 F 269 Lake George Georgetown Natural: Cold Stress

Miami-Dade 01/20/2020 MSTm2002 F 283 Coral Gables Waterway Coral Gables Undetermined: Other

Lee 01/20/2020 MSW20009 M 267 Tarpon Bay Sanibel Natural: Other

Sarasota 01/21/2020 MSW20010 M 218 Myakka River North Port Human Related: Watercraft Collision

Palm Beach 01/23/2020 MSTm2003 F 310 Lake Worth Lagoon Lake Park Natural: Cold Stress

Collier 01/23/2020 MSW20011 M 276 Faka Union Canal Port of the Islands Undetermined: Too Decomposed

Lee 01/23/2020 MSW20012 F 254 Estero Bay Bonita Springs Natural: Other

Brevard 01/24/2020 MEC20006 M 236 Indian River Cocoa Natural: Other

St. Lucie 01/24/2020 MSE20007 F 242 Indian River St. Lucie Natural: Other

Lee 01/24/2020 MSW20013 M 255 Caloosahatchee River Ft. Myers Undetermined: Too Decomposed

Lee 01/24/2020 MSW20014 U 130 Caloosahatchee River Alva Perinatal (

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Brevard 01/31/2020 MEC20012 M 284 Indian River Cocoa Undetermined: Other

Brevard 02/01/2020 MEC20013 F 125 Indian River Titusville Perinatal (

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Miami-Dade 02/09/2020 MSE20027 M 281 Oleta River North Miami Natural: Other

Brevard 02/10/2020 MEC20023 F 152 Indian River Port St. John Human Related: Other

Broward 02/10/2020 MSE20028 F 340 Lake Sylvia Ft. Lauderdale Undetermined: Too Decomposed

Miami-Dade 02/10/2020 MSE20029 F 348 Arch Creek North Miami Undetermined: Too Decomposed

Dixie 02/11/2020 MNW20011 U 100 Suwannee River Fanning Springs Perinatal (

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Brevard 02/19/2020 MEC20035 M 261 Indian River Allenhurst Undetermined: Too Decomposed

Marion 02/19/2020 MNE20011 M 145 Salt Springs Run Salt Springs Perinatal (

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Brevard 03/03/2020 MEC20050 M 242 Mosquito Lagoon Merritt Island Verified; Not Necropsied

Brevard 03/03/2020 MEC20051 F 169 Indian River Grant-Valkaria Natural: Cold Stress

Brevard 03/03/2020 MEC20052 F 234 Banana River Cape Canaveral Natural: Cold Stress

St. Lucie 03/03/2020 MSE20041 M 221 Indian River Ft. Pierce Natural: Cold Stress

Brevard 03/04/2020 MEC20053 F 242 Indian River Melbourne Verified; Not Necropsied

Brevard 03/04/2020 MEC20054 U 180 Indian River Mims Verified; Not Necropsied

Hillsborough 03/04/2020 MNW20013 M 121 Channel A Tampa Perinatal (

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Palm Beach 03/14/2020 MSE20048 M 275 North Palm Beach Waterway North Palm Beach Undetermined: Too Decomposed

Palm Beach 03/14/2020 MSE20049 M 232 Lake Worth Lagoon Lake Worth Undetermined: Too Decomposed

Collier 03/14/2020 MSW20036 U 215 Outer Doctors Bay Naples Verified; Not Necropsied

Lee 03/14/2020 MSW20037 U 120 Matlacha Pass Cape Coral Perinatal (

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Charlotte 04/08/2020 MSW20043 M 250 Gulf of Mexico Placida Verified; Not Necropsied

Manatee 04/11/2020 MNW20028 F 215 Anna Maria Sound Cortez Verified; Not Necropsied

Brevard 04/13/2020 MEC20072 U 150 Indian River Titusville Perinatal (

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Hillsborough 04/26/2020 LPZ103513 M 209 Tampa Bay Apollo Beach Human Related: Watercraft Collision

Martin 04/26/2020 MSE20055 M 270 St. Lucie Canal Port Mayaca Verified; Not Necropsied

Seminole 04/27/2020 MEC20083 F 110 Lake Monroe Sanford Perinatal (

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Marion 05/13/2020 MNE20021 U 215 Ocklawaha River Ocklawaha Verified; Not Necropsied

Palm Beach 05/13/2020 MSE20060 F 275 Rim Canal Lake Harbor Verified; Not Necropsied

Sarasota 05/14/2020 MSW20033 F 304 Salt Creek North Port Verified; Not Necropsied

Volusia 05/15/2020 MEC20096 M 250 Indian River North Oak Hill Verified; Not Necropsied

Manatee 05/15/2020 MNW20039 F 211 Bowlees Creek Sarasota Verified; Not Necropsied

St. Lucie 05/16/2020 MSE20061 U 215 Indian River Fort Pierce Verified; Not Necropsied

Brevard 05/18/2020 MEC20097 U 250 Dummit Creek Allenhurst Verified; Not Necropsied

Volusia 05/19/2020 MEC20098 F 250 Indian River North Oak Hill Verified; Not Necropsied

Brevard 05/19/2020 MEC20099 U 275 Turkey Creek Palm Bay Verified; Not Necropsied

St. Johns 05/19/2020 MNE20022 U 300 Matanzas River St. Augustine Verified; Not Necropsied

Broward 05/19/2020 MSE20062 U 280 Stranahan River Fort Lauderdale Verified; Not Necropsied

Lee 05/19/2020 MSW20054 M 335 Hurricane Bay Ft. Myers Beach Verified; Not Necropsied

Brevard 05/20/2020 MEC20100 M 120 Turkey Creek Palm Bay Perinatal (

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Manatee 06/01/2020 MNW20044 F 237 Anna Maria Sound Holmes Beach Verified; Not Necropsied

Palm Beach 06/02/2020 MSE20066 M 224 Intracoastal Waterway Boynton Beach Human Related: Watercraft Collision

Lee 06/02/2020 MSW20061 U 270 Hendry Creek Ft. Myers Verified; Not Necropsied

Lee 06/02/2020 MSW20062 F 320 Caloosahatchee River Cape Coral Undetermined: Other

Collier 06/03/2020 MSW20063 U 250 Smokehouse Creek Marco Island Verified; Not Necropsied

Lee 06/04/2020 MSW20064 M 120 Caloosahatchee River Ft. Myers Perinatal (

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Collier 06/22/2020 MSW20071 F 100 Mud Bay Naples Perinatal (

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Duval 07/12/2020 MNE20029 M 307 Trout River Jacksonville Human Related: Other

Manatee 07/12/2020 MNW20061 F 306 Palma Sola Bay Bradenton Human Related: Watercraft Collision

Manatee 07/12/2020 MNW20062 F 295 Custer Bayou Terra Ceia Undetermined: Too Decomposed

Volusia 07/14/2020 MEC20124 F 250 Indian River North Oak Hill Verified; Not Necropsied

Brevard 07/15/2020 MEC20125 M 313 Barge Canal Merritt Island Human Related: Watercraft Collision

Manatee 07/15/2020 MNW20063 M 270 Sarasota Bay Longboat Key Human Related: Watercraft Collision

Lake 07/16/2020 MEC20126 M 298 Lake Griffin Lady Lake Human Related: Watercraft Collision

Manatee 07/16/2020 MNW20064 F 280 Sarasota Bay Bradenton Human Related: Watercraft Collision

Pinellas 07/16/2020 MNW20065 F 299 McKay Creek Largo Human Related: Watercraft Collision

Okeechobee 07/16/2020 MSE20070 F 250 Taylor Creek Okeechobee Human Related: Flood Gate/Canal Lock

Martin 07/17/2020 MSE20071 F 142 Loxahatchee River Jupiter Perinatal (

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Lee 08/04/2020 MSW20082 M 150 Tarpon Bay Sanibel Perinatal (

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Collier 08/31/2020 MSW20088 M 160 Smokehouse Bay Marco Island Verified; Not Necropsied

Monroe 09/02/2020 MSE20084 U 150 Sexton Cove Key Largo Perinatal (

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Pinellas 09/28/2020 MNW20082 M 279 Boca Ciega Bay Madeira Beach Human Related: Watercraft Collision

Martin 09/28/2020 MSE20087 M 289 St. Lucie Canal Port Mayaca Human Related: Flood Gate/Canal Lock

St. Lucie 09/30/2020 MSTm1402 F 270 Indian River Ft. Pierce Human Related: Watercraft Collision

Brevard 10/03/2020 MEC20148 F 352 Indian River Melbourne Undetermined: Too Decomposed

Hendry 10/03/2020 MSW20094 M 295 Lake Okeechobee Rim Canal Clewiston Human Related: Flood Gate/Canal Lock

Indian River 10/04/2020 MEC20149 U 200 St. Sebastian River Sebastian Verified; Not Necropsied

Brevard 10/04/2020 MEC20150 U 120 Sykes Creek Merritt Island Perinatal (

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For The Period of Time

01/01/2020 - 10/30/2020

Total=

488

(FL only)

Mortality comparisons for the time period from 01/01 to the ending date (final + preliminary data)

Year Watercraft Flood Gate/Lock

Other Human

Perinatal Cold Stress

Natural Not Necropsied

Undetermined Undetermined Other

Total

2020 70 (*) 4 10 87 41 38 164 58 16 488

2019 115 (27%) 3 5 64 45 52 54 76 15 429

2018 105 (14%) 4 18 102 78 203 98 92 25 725

2017 90 (19%) 2 10 106 25 84 21 104 21 463

2016 90 (21%) 2 6 99 23 57 27 91 29 424

2015 78 (22%) 5 11 88 18 30 25 84 23 362

5-year average

95 (21%) 3 10 91 37 85 45 89 22 480

*Percentage not calculated due to information gap in known causes of death from pandemic-related limitations in necropsy response

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