LEATHERVVOOD AERIAL SURVEY OF DOLPHINS AND MANATEES 



28° 55' 



45' 



40' 



35' 



30' - 



25 



20 



28''15' - 



80° 55' 



PONCE DE LEON INLET 



TO 



CAPE CANAVERAL 



• UTICAL MILES 



80° 20 



Figure 5. — Indian and Banana Rivers, Fla,. indication locations of transects 1-14 and .sightings of West Indian manatees. Numbers by 



the symbols indicate estimated numbers of individuals. 



Manatees were often observed in several loca- 

 tions ( Figures 5,6,7) though the numbers counted 

 in each location varied among days. 



A single dark adult manatee with a diagonal 

 yellowish slash (perhaps a scar) across the back. 



seen 12 August near the east end of transect 3 was 

 again observed 1-3 August, 200 yd from the east 

 end of transect 4. 



Manatees were sighted in the inlets on four oc- 

 casions during the survey (Table 3), a group of two 



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