Manatee Research Study

Researchers at Dauphin Island Sea Lab on Dauphin Island, Mobile County, attach a tracking device to a West Indian manatee. Their research is part of a statewide study on the health and size of the manatee population in Alabama.

Researchers conducting a manatee study in Alabama coastal waters
Photo courtesy of Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Researchers conducting a manatee study in Alabama coastal waters