Manatee Decals

New decals are designed and created each year in preparation for the manatee Voluntary Contribution Campaign. As these decals help to raise money for manatee recovery around the State of Florida, your contribution to this cause is appreciated.

The official manatee Voluntary Contribution Campaign began during the June boat registration period in fiscal year 1992-93. To provide direction, a Florida Statute was created to define the decal process. It states that a registrant who provides a voluntary contribution of $5.00 or more shall be given a sticker or emblem by the tax collector to display, which signifies support for the Save the Manatee Trust Fund. Prior to this time, donations were received under the Manatee Donation Campaign and no decals were issued to show the donor's support. This decal process is still in effect today.

Current year manatee decals are available at Florida County Tax Offices. These decals are given to individuals who donate $5.00 or more at the time of vessel or vehicle registration.  The donations from the manatee decals support manatee research, rehabilitation and educational programs.

FWC has a limited supply of some of the earlier decals. We would like to offer them to individuals who are interested in collecting them. Please indicate the decals you would like to obtain by checking the appropriate area on the order form and sending a check for the number of decals selected.  The decals will be sent to you within 4-6 weeks.

2026-2027 Decal: "Rescue, Rehab, Release"

This year’s manatee decal commemorates 25 years of the Manatee Rescue & Rehabilitation Partnership (MRP), a network of over 20 organizations that team up to rescue, rehabilitate, release, and monitor manatees (notice the satellite tracking tag depicted on the manatee in this year's decal artwork). Since 2001, the MRP has successfully rescued over 2,350 manatees.

The public plays a key role in this effort with timely reports of manatees in need. If you observe an injured, sick, entangled, distressed, or deceased manatee, or an orphaned calf, please call the FWC's 24-hr Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-FWCC (3922) to alert our rescue and research teams.

Additionally, help prevent manatee injuries by going slow and looking out for manatees while boating, wearing polarized sunglasses to help spot manatees, and properly disposing trash and fishing line to prevent entanglement.

Thank you for helping protect manatees!

Decal artist: Mike Hunter, FWC.

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