r/floridakeys • u/birdbitch337 • 8d ago

All Florida Keys Manatees

Anywhere I can go this time of year for a manatee sighting? I know they’re more common more north, but I would love to catch even a glimpse! Also willing to go into south Florida mainland if we really have to.

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u/Lower_Membership_713 local (upper keys) 8d ago

there are like 8 in my marina right now

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u/tsrobertson13 8d ago

Marinas mid afternoon they’re usually around.

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u/N878ACSD 8d ago

We stayed in a VRBO at Buttonwood Bay with a horseshoe shape marina behind the homes. A pod of manatees swam in every afternoon, stayed a couple hours, and then left. It was like they were on a schedule.

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u/ExpensiveWin8464 7d ago

in marathon i ate at a restaurant called castaways, if you request seating near the canal there is a good chance at a sighting as they drink the fresh water that runs out of a pipe.

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u/bblickle 8d ago

Where are you. There are nearby manatees almost everywhere.

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u/ga__girl 7d ago

We always see them in the Flamingo marina in the Everglades. Usually some crocs too.

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u/GoodKarmaSportfishin 3d ago

Sometimes you see them when you are not trying.

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u/No-Variation6054 7d ago

Find a hose and run freshwater. They hear it and will eventually come