This page provides access to FWC Division of Law Enforcement manatee protection efforts. Data since January 2004 is available through this system.

The following is an explanation of the data captured in each of the columns:

1. Period Start Date – The 2 week activity period beginning date. Activity periods begin on a Friday and 14 days later.

2. Adm./Meetings Hours – Total hours dedicated to the administrative functions or meetings related to manatee protection.

3. Manatee Patrol Hours - Total hours conducting Manatee Zone Speed Enforcement.

4. Overtime Hours - Total overtime hours dedicated towards Manatee protection.

5. Incidental Patrol Hours – Total hours dedicated to other enforcement activities while in a manatee protection zone. (Example: Port Security detail in a manatee protection zone.)

6. UBC’s - Total Manatee violation Uniform Boating Citation’s.

7. Written Warnings - Total Manatee violation written warnings.

8. Verbal Warnings - Total Manatee violation verbal warnings.

9. Vessels Checked - Total number of vessels checked for the period noted in the Manatee zone patrol hours.

10. Number of VSL’s Not In Compliance - List the number vessels observed during patrol time that were not in compliance. Include vessels which were stopped and issued citations, or warnings, as well as vessels which were observed operating in violation, but a vessel stop was not conducted (example: officer was busy with stop and unable to stop second vessel).

11. Educational Contacts - List the total number of citizen contacts for which the Officer provided either written or verbal information regarding Manatee protection.

12. Manatee Complaints - Total number of Manatee Complaints; stranding, deaths, etc...

13. Manatee Complaint Hours - Total number of hours dedicated to stranding, deaths, etc..

14. The TOTAL HOURS column includes hours entered in the following columns:

ADMIN HOURS
MANATEE PATROL
OVERTIME HOURS
INCD. PATR HOURS
MANATEE COMPL. HOURS

Each two week activity period will be listed for each county reporting during the date range chosen. A total for each column is available at the end of the listing for each county. A grand total for the date range selected will be at the bottom of data sheet. Any portion of the data can be blocked and copied to an excel spreadsheet.