Manatees
Pinellas County recognizes the importance of manatee protection and has policies in place to protect seagrass beds and other habitats for endangered and threatened species.
Pinellas County’s Comprehensive Plan supports such measures as enforcing no-wake zones, establishing seagrass protection areas and providing manatee caution signage.
What You Can Do
- Secure items on your vessel or near any waterbodies.
- Bring a container with a lid to store plastic bags or fishing line.
- Collect all plastic items or fishing line you see.
- Report a sick or injured manatee to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Wildlife Alert Hotline at 1-888-404-3922.