Manatee Mortality Statistics
Manatee Mortality Statistics
Wildlife experts with the FWC perform consistent, high quality postmortem examinations of carcasses. Results from the examinations are summarized and available to be searched by county, month, year, and probable cause of death.
2024 Manatee Mortalities
View the preliminary manatee mortality report and monthly manatee mortality data for 2024.
2023 Manatee Mortalities
View the preliminary manatee mortality report and monthly manatee mortality data for 2023.
2022 Manatee Mortalities
View the preliminary manatee mortality report and monthly manatee mortality data for 2022.
Yearly Mortality Statistics
View 1974 to 2021 yearly summaries of manatee mortality for the state of Florida.
Manatee Mortality Search
This summary database of individual manatee deaths allows users to search for information by county, cause of death, and date.
Red Tide Manatee Mortalities
View 1996 to 2023 yearly summaries of red tide-related manatee deaths for the state of Florida.
Carcass examinations in the Atlantic Unusual Mortality Event
An Unusual Mortality Event (UME) caused by starvation due to lack of forage in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) started in December 2020 on the Atlantic coast and its investigation is ongoing.
Descriptions of Manatee Death Categories
Manatee deaths are broken down into nine categories based on gross (visible to the naked eye), histological, and microbiological findings.