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Manatee Spotted Off Ocean City

U.S. Geological Survey

Ocean City got a rare look at a manatee last Sunday.

The last time was nine years ago.

It was seen around the Coast Guard station at around 10 a.m.

Jennifer Dittmar with the National Aquarium told the Salisbury Daily Times that another showed up on Tuesday in the Chesapeake Bay.

The paper reports that manatees are on the endangered species list.

In the warm summer months they come up from Florida with at least one being spotted in the Chesapeake Bay.

 

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.