Date: 11/09/2004

Number: 1

MANATEE CAUGHT ON FILM

On Nov. 9, a manatee was spotted just outside of Rockport at an area known as Cove Harbor North, according to TPWD experts. The manatee was caught on video by some local residents, and TPWD personnel were also on hand to witness this rare sighting. Aransas County Game Warden Danny Flores and Coastal Fisheries Biologist Dennis Pridgen also responded to the sighting. "The last time we have seen a manatee (or more than one) was July 2001," said Karen Meador, of TPWD’s Coastal Fisheries Division in Rockport. "More than one was observed off Galveston, Port Aransas and in Rockport. Before that, we observed one or more manatees during late summer of 1995. What’s interesting in all three instances is that tropical activity in the eastern Gulf of Mexico was above-average. As you know, this summer’s weather could’ve easily blown this animal west of its habitat. There are no resident populations of manatees in Texas," said Meador. To see pictures of the manatee, go to (h

Rockport, TX

Latitude: 28.2 Longitude: -97

Observed by: Cori
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