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BeachbumCSF · Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 1:49 am Post subject: Manatee in CC Ship Channel

Well, I was involved with a rescue of a manatee out of the CC ship channel. Feel free to check out my story, pics, and video at the link provided:

http://coast-shark.com/Reports/01-03-07/
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cimarron · Finger Mullet Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 30 Location: SATX

Cool, another job well done.

NaplesJohn · Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 5:33 am Post subject:

Cool deal, great team work to make it come together. Far cry from clubbing baby fur seals!! Manatees were a common site in JAX FL where we spent 8 years, always fun to see them.

rabbit · Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:08 am Post subject:

Very interesting, nice pics Very Happy

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Big John · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 2647

Wow, another manatee in our waters. I wonder if this is t he same one that was spotted in Rockport, or a different one?
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TomP · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 24 Mar 2006 Posts: 433

Thanks, for sharing another great rescue.

miz_tarpon_tamer · Horse Mullet Joined: 14 Apr 2006 Posts: 148

Beachbum, thanks for sharing that. What beautiful footage of what seems to be a very peaceful creature. How wild that it ended up here.
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Nueces Bay · Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:42 am Post subject:

I know VERY little to nothing about manatees beyond the obvious but I thought that manatees could survive in our waters? How come it wasn't just left alone? Don't take this post as a negative. I am only curious as to why it needed to be rescued.

TP · Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:51 am Post subject:

Good question. The manatee is a warm water creature and our waters are evidently too cool for it. The manatee sought out the warm water in the Inner Harbor. The boat traffic in the Inner Harbor would be a definite hazard to the manatee.

Great job on the rescue and hats off to the folks who got in the icy water and to the CITGO personnel who helped out.

BeachbumCSF · Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:11 am Post subject:

Stump · Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 3:48 pm Post subject:

Great job and thanks for sharing.

DamonH · Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 5:58 pm Post subject: wow nice job

I hope it is able to live..

BeachbumCSF · Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:03 pm Post subject:

1-4-07 Pics and video update

http://coast-shark.com/Reports/01-04-07/
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Nueces Bay · Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the reply. Very cool. I kinda thought the water temp may have been a factor. Good job to all those involved. Have you all named it yet? hehehe

awesum · Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:40 am Post subject:

"Have you all named it yet?"...

This mornings paper said they were still trying to determine the sex but it would be called "Dennis" if it is a male and "Denise" if it is a female...

This reminds me of back in 1995 when I lived in Houston. A Manatee was found way up Buffalo Bayou. They were tossing in heads of lettuce and cabbage for it to eat. I heard a rumor that I don't know is true ... that one doofus tossed in some cabbage and left the plastic wrapping on it and when the Manatee ate it it couldn't digest it and became sick and died.

http://whale.wheelock.edu/archives/whalenet95/0253.html