Brian
Sex
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Male |
Date Tagged
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9/25/97 and 3/04/99 |
Place Tagged
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Dade County (1997) and Biscayne Bay (1999) |
Background |
Brian was tagged and released from the Miami Seaquarium into Biscayne
Bay at the Cutler Ridge Power Plant south of Miami on 4 March 1999. This is the same
Brian that Journey North followed for a while last year. Originally rescued
as an orphan in Jacksonville, FL in Nov 1993. He was found in serious condition suffering
from hypothermia, malnutrition, and pneumonia, and was 147 cm, 127 lbs. He was then
transported to Sea World. He recovered well at Sea World and was tagged and
released on 25 Sep 1997 in southern Dade County. We tracked him until 22 Feb
1998, when he was rescued again, this time from the intake canal of the Port Everglades
power plant in Ft. Lauderdale, emaciated and in guarded condition at rescue.
He had been trapped in the unvegetated canal since 4 Feb, not so long for the emaciation
to be solely a result of his few weeks there. He was taken to Miami Seaquarium,
and again has recovered well. He is now 268 cm long and weighs about 900 lbs. |
Satellite Locations March 4, 1999 -
Present
(Courtesy
of the Florida Caribbean Science Center - Sirenia Project)
Date
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Latitude (N)
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Longitude (W)
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03/12/99
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25.630
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-80.298
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03/05/99
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25.617
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-80.310
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03/04/99
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25.631
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-80.292
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