Center for Biological Diversity: Manatee Death Rate Is Seven Times Sustainable Level
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Manatees, which can sometimes be spotted off the New Jersey coast during the summer, are carelessly being killed by boats off the coast of Florida. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized new stock assessments for manatees that puts the population of Florida manatees at about 3,800 and a Puerto Rico population at 72. The stock-assessment reports resulted from settlement of a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity that sought updated assessments, since the Service had flouted its duty under the Marine Mammal Protection Act to publish yearly reports for more than a decade.
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 1/21/2010 11:00 AM 
Categories: Sea Life
Tags: florida marine mammal protection act manatee center for biological diversity fish and wildlife puerto rico
Categories: Sea Life
Tags: florida marine mammal protection act manatee center for biological diversity fish and wildlife puerto rico
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