2015 preliminary manatee mortality table

FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
MARINE MAMMAL PATHOBIOLOGY LABORATORY
2015 Preliminary Manatee Mortality Table with 5-Year Summary
From: 01/01/2015 To: 01/16/2015
County
Date
Field ID
Sex
Size
(cm)
Waterway
City
Probable Cause
Lee
01/01/2015
LPZ103219
M
251
Ten Mile Canal
Ft. Myers
Human Related: Watercraft Collision
St. Lucie
01/01/2015
MSE15001
M
210
Indian River Lagoon
Ft. Pierce
Human Related: Watercraft Collision
Martin
01/02/2015
MSE15002
M
264
Hobe Sound (ICW)
Hobe Sound
Natural: Other
Hillsborough
01/03/2015
MNW15001
M
318
St. Thomas Canal
Apollo Beach
Human Related: Watercraft Collision
Hillsborough
01/04/2015
MNW15002
F
188
Tampa Bay
Apollo Beach
Undetermined: Too Decomposed
Monroe
01/06/2015
MSW15001
F
359
Gulf of Mexico
East Cape Sable
Human Related: Watercraft Collision
Brevard
01/07/2015
MEC15001
U
245
Banana River
Satellite Beach
Verified: Not Recovered
Brevard
01/07/2015
MEC15002
U
175
Banana River
Merritt Island
Verified: Not Recovered
Lee
01/08/2015
MSW15002
M
230
Matlacha Pass
Matlacha
Human Related: Watercraft Collision
Martin
01/12/2015
MSE15003
F
237
Indian River
Stuart
Undetermined: Other
Hillsborough
01/13/2015
LPZ103220
M
321
Tampa Bay
Apollo Beach
Human Related: Watercraft Collision
Marion
01/13/2015
MNE15001
M
68.5
Salt Spring Run
Ft. McCoy
Perinatal (<= 150 cm)
Hillsborough
01/13/2015
MNW15003
F
303
East Bay
Tampa
Undetermined: Too Decomposed
Broward
01/13/2015
MSE15004
F
220
New River
Ft. Lauderdale
Undetermined: Too Decomposed
Hillsborough
01/14/2015
MNW15004
M
271
Tampa Bay
Apollo Beach
Natural: Other
Brevard
01/16/2015
MEC15003
M
266
Eau Gallie River
Melbourne
Natural: Other
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For The Period of Time
Total=
01/01/2015 01/16/2015
16
(FL only)
Watercraft = 6
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
Unrecovered
Undetermined
Undetermined
Other
Total
2015
6 (38%)
0
0
1
0
3
2
3
1
16
2014
4 (24%)
0
0
3
2
3
0
4
1
17
2013
1 (3%)
0
3
4
12
5
0
2
4
31
2012
6 (32%)
0
0
1
2
5
0
3
2
19
2011
3 (5%)
0
0
1
34
0
2
14
4
58
2010
2 (5%)
0
1
4
25
0
2
2
1
37
3 (14%)
0
0
2
15
2
0
5
2
32
5-year
average
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