Manatee capture technique videos

Name _________________________________________    Date _______________

Team leader ____________________________________________

☐Boat/net preparation ☐Health assessment preparation                  ☐Tagging/telemetry preparation ☐Hospitality/transport           ☐Capture boat/net management ☐Auxiliary boat/tracking ☐Manatee handlers ☐Breathing/Suppl O₂/CO₂ monitoring           ☐Morphometrics/weighing ☐Veterinary exam ☐Sampling                                                           ☐Pit-tag/tail notch/freeze brand ☐Tagging ☐Laboratory sample management ☐Press and coverage

All participants of the Puerto Rico manatee captures for health assessment and tagging project need to see and study the following YouTube videos prior to involvement in the project itself in Puerto Rico. For the success of the operation and the safety of the animals and the personnel involved, take the time to see each video and make yourself notes or write down questions to ask your team leader.

Thank you.

Techniques

• ☐ Hoop net
• ☐ Land set
• ☐ Net set and unbalanced load
• ☐ Open water
• ☐ Restraint
• ☐ Manatee loading
• ☐ Manatee handling
• ☐ Team manatee

Belize

• ☐ Belize manatee captures
• ☐ Manatee.flv

Bahamas

• ☐ Manatee rescue in Bimini, Bahamas

Brazil

• ☐ 2012 site 1
• ☐ 2012 site 2

Colombia

• ☐ Liberación manatíes en Córdoba.flv
• ☐ Manatíes liberados en Colombia
• ☐ Liberacion de Willy en Noticias Caracol
• ☐ Liberación del manatí Willy–CVS
• ☐ Historia y liberación de Willy

Cuba

• ☐ Manatee research in Cuba
• ☐ Manatee health assessment and radio tagging
• ☐ You Won’t See That in Idaho

Alabama

• ☐ Manatee capture in Mobile, Ala
• ☐ Manatees becoming a common sight Mobile Bay

Australia

• ☐ Dugong health assessment

Crystal River, Florida

• ☐ Manatee health assessment Crystal River
• ☐ Manatee health assessment Nov 2014
• ☐ Manatee assessment – Crystal River, Florida
• ☐ Capturing a manatee
• ☐ Manatee health assessment 2009
• ☐ Manatee health assessment final.mp4
• ☐ Dr. Bob Bondi discusses manatee health
• ☐ Manatee health day two
• ☐ Manatee captures
• ☐ Sirenia Project – manatee research
• ☐ Manatee health assessment day
• ☐ Manatee health screening and weighing King’s Bay Dec 2016
• ☐ Chrystal River2016 manatee capture 1
• ☐ 08 July, 2013 – manatee rescue in Weeki Wachee
• ☐ Florida Fish & Wildlife rescues an injured manatee
• ☐ FPL Manatee Tagging Event
• ☐ Manatee Madness 2014!

Puerto Rico

• ☐ Examen veterinario a Moisés
• ☐ Examen veterinario a Rafael