Helpful Links
Manatees photographed in Dog River, AL 2013. Credit: DISL/MSN Contributor M. Lerch
Learn more about manatees and the research led by DISL’s Manatee Sighting Network
- To request Manatee Sighting Network data, please contact DISL/MSN manager Elizabeth Hieb at ehieb@disl.org. To avoid use conflicts and duplication of efforts, data requests will be processed under our established data-sharing plan developed in collaboration with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, and USFWS. We welcome requests such as the production of maps, data summaries, and figures for specific locations and time periods based on these data.
For additional information about DISL’s Manatee Sighting Network, data collection methods, and processed data, view our metadata record and publications by Pabody et al. 2009 and Hieb et al. 2017.
- Manatee Sighting Maps - DISL's Manatee Sighting Network records hundreds of manatee sightings each year from across the US. Learn more about when and where we receive sightings and how many manatees travel to the northern Gulf of Mexico.
- Watch our DISL University Programs Seminar: Understanding Gulf of Mexico manatees. Available on YouTube now.
- West Indian manatee factsheet - A great educational tool created in collaboration with the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium.
- Check out the latest news from DISL's Manatee Sighting Network with our semi-annual newsletter:
- Spring 2009
- Fall 2009
- Spring 2010
- Fall 2010
- Spring 2011
- Fall 2011
- Spring 2012
- Fall 2012
- Spring 2013
- Fall 2013
- Spring 2014
- Fall 2014
- Summer 2015
- Fall/Winter 2015
- Spring/Summer 2016
- Fall/Winter 2016
- Spring/Summer 2017
- Fall/Winter 2017
- Spring/Summer 2018
- Fall/Winter 2018
- Spring/Summer 2019
- Fall/Winter 2019
- Spring/Summer 2020
- Fall/Winter 2020
- Spring/Summer 2021
- Fall/Winter 2021
- Spring/Summer 2022
- Fall/Winter 2022
- Spring 2023
- Spring 2024
- Learn about our sister network, the Alabama Marine Mammal Stranding Network (ALMMSN). Report all dolphin and whale strandings to ALMMSN at 1-877-WHALE-HELP.
- Thanks to our many partners, collaborators, and funders:
- Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- Mobile Bay National Estuary Program
- Baldwin County Soil & Water Conservation District
- Seaman's Foundation
- Clearwater Marine Aquarium
- SeaWorld Orlando
- Save the Manatee Club
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Institute for Marine Mammal Studies
- Audubon Nature Institute
- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
- Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network
- Tacky Jacks Restaurant
- Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program
- Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance
- Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Gulf State Park
- Dauphin Island Sea Lab
- University of South Alabama
Dauphin Island Sea Lab’s Manatee Sighting Network is not responsible for the content of websites linked to this site. These links are provided for informational purposes only. Please contact us directly at manatee@disl.org if you have any questions.