Scientists launch study of manatees in coastal Alabama waters - al.com

Scientists launch study of manatees in coastal Alabama waters - al.com: "An estimated 12 to 25 manatees make their summer homes in the vegetation-rich waters of Mobile Bay and the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, and researchers are asking fishermen, boaters and beachgoers to help find them this week.

Over the next few days, Dauphin Island Sea Lab scientists will be joined by about six Florida experts as they scour the delta and the bay in an airplane, three boats and on foot to look for manatees. The Florida team from Sea World Orlando, the Sea to Shore Alliance and Wildlife Trust is expected to arrive today.

The effort is part of the Mobile Manatee Sighting Network's ongoing study of Alabama's seasonal manatee population, which scientists say has increased in recent years."