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SEASONAL SPEED ZONE CHANGES IN LEE
COUNTY
November 14, 2006
Contact: Officer Joanne Adams (863) 581-6990
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission (FWC) and Lee County Marine Task Force officers will
join forces this weekend to increase public awareness of the
seasonal changes in Lee County’s manatee-protection speed zones.
Several areas throughout the county will
experience changes in posted speed zones Nov. 15. Changes
include reductions or increases in lawful boat speeds. All
changes are reflected in the Lee County Boater’s Guide.
“Our combined efforts focus on educating the
public to comply voluntarily with seasonal changes,” FWC Officer
Joanne Adams said. “Our main objective is to protect manatees
rather than issue citations to violators.”
She said the FWC would like to remind the public
that as the weather becomes cooler; manatees will begin to seek
refuge in areas of warmer water, such as the Orange River, Ten
Mile Canal and Matlacha Isles.
Anyone who spots a struggling, beached or
injured manatee should not try to assist the animal but should
call the FWC hotline at 1-888-404-FWCC (3922), Adams said. |
