Florida Travel: Swim with a Manatee in Crystal River
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Swimming With Giants – the Manatee of Crystal River (River Ventures, Crystal River, FL)
Breaking Trails explores the realm of the endangered manatee with Coyote Peters: on as your guide. Fun to watch and full of info this video will inspire you to check this adventure off your bucket list!
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Manatee Snorkel: Crystal River Florida - December 30th 2017
Manatee Snorkel Crystal River Florida - December 30th 2017
Crystal River is a great place to check out Manatees during the winter months. They life to congregate near the springs because the water stays about 72 degrees Fahrenheit all year long. Manatees are very sensitive to cold, and can go into shock if the temperature drops to much. This is why it is important not to feed or give fresh water to manatees. If you alter their habits, they may not migrate where they need to go in the winter months.
This trip was conducted through American Pro Dive Center which does a very good job at making sure its patrons follow the rules while in the water. During manatee encounters, everyone must stay floating on the surface with a pool noodle to make sure no one forgets. You cannot approach a manatee, just wait for them to move around you. Sometimes the Manatees want some interaction and will come right up to you looking for a scratch. This is ok, as long as the manatee starts the interaction and it is free to leave as it chooses.
The manatees also have protected “No human” zones to retreat to if they choose. Mostly the manatees just rest at the surface and generally seem to accept us as strange looking floating manatees.
If you are interested in this type of trip while you are in Florida, Contact American Pro Dive center. They run other spring related snorkel and dive trips as well!
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Manatee Visit @ Crystal River, FL, USA
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Manatee Adventure Crystal River
Adventures of the Huge Manatee. We took a trip on Saturday July 2, 2011 from the East coast of south florida to Crystal River (west coast) asll this to see a sea cow.
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Snorkeling with Manatee Tour and Dive, Crystal River, Florida 2019
While on vacation in Florida, we swam with the manatees. Manatee Tour and Dive gave us plenty of opportunities to get up close and personal with these massive animals.
Swimming with Manatees in Crystal River, Florida
With natural springs that remain a pleasant 72 degrees, the manatees come here to winter in Crystal River...by the hundred! We went on a snorkel trip with Fun 2 Dive Manatee Tours and had so many face-to-face encounters...a baby even nibbled on our Go-Pro!
Crystal River, Florida, Manatee snorkelling adventure
Snorkelling trip with the manatees and American Pro Dive Centre in Crystal River, Florida. 31 October 2018
Crystal River FL Swimming with MANATEES!
Location: Crystal River FL
May 2019
We were under the supervision of an experienced tour guide who knows all the laws dealing with manatees. No manatee was harassed or harmed in the making of this short film regardless of what you might consider harassment.
Swimming with Florida manatees
outdoortravelchannel.tv - Endangered Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) are present in Kings Bay's warm, spring-fed waters year-round; in winter, though, their numbers swell substantially as they seek refuge from the Gulf of Mexico's chilly waters. Crystal River operators offer swimming/snorkelling tours to sites such as Three Sisters Springs, where clear waters provide a magnificent opportunity to view these aquatic mammals in their natural habitat.
In March 2012, the US Fish and Wildlife Service established a manatee refuge in the waters of Kings Bay, including its tributaries and connected waters. Prohibited activities include:
(i) Chasing or pursuing manatees
(ii) Disturbing or touching a resting or feeding manatee(s).
(iii) Diving from the surface onto a resting or feeding manatee(s).
(iv) Cornering or surrounding or attempting to corner or surround a manatee(s).
(v) Riding, holding, grabbing, or pinching or attempting to ride, hold, grab, or pinch a manatee(s).
(vi) Poking, prodding, or stabbing or attempting to poke, prod, or stab a manatee(s) with anything, including your hands and feet.
(vii) Standing on or attempting to stand on a manatee(s).
(viii) Separating a mother and calf or attempting to separate a mother and calf.
(ix) Separating a manatee(s) from a group or attempting to separate a manatee(s) from a group.
(x) Giving a manatee(s) anything to eat or drink or attempting to give a manatee(s) anything to eat or drink.
(xi) Actively initiating contact with a belted and/or tagged manatee(s) and associated gear, including any belts, harnesses, tracking devices, or antennae.
(xii) Interfering with rescue and research activities.
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How to Swim with Manatees! (River Ventures, Crystal River, FL)
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Snorkeling with Manatees!! Plantation Adventure Center - Crystal River, Florida
Josiah and my mom volunteered to venture into the water with me to snorkel with the manatees during our stay in Crystal River. This has been an activity I've wanted to do for years! We put on wetsuits and followed our guide into the murky water of Kings Bay estuary in late January. The water temperature is a steady 74 degrees, and the wetsuits acted as floatation devices as we were careful to float in the designated areas for swimmers. The water had been stirred up, either from weather the night before or from the manatees themselves, but we were able to swim along side many of these gentle giants as they roamed slowly through the water.
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Crystal River Manatee Swim ►River Ventures Crystal River Florida ◄ Manatees in Florida
My wife and I had the privilege to swim with Manatees on January 14th, 2017 in Crystal River Florida.
We booked our tour via River Ventures and loved it. Swimming with manatees in Crystal River Florida is amazing!
This video was recorded on an Iphone 6 so crystal river is really crystal clear! Three Sister Springs is awesome!
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Manatee Snorkeling - Crystal River, FL
Birds Underwater Manatee Snorkeling Tour, Crystal River, FL
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SWIMMING WITH MANATEES | Crystal River, Florida
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Swimming with GIANT Florida Manatees!
On today's adventure into Crystal River, Florida, we get a chance to get up close with some of the most incredible aquatic mammals on the planet: West Indian Manatees! These gentle giants are very rare in the wild, but where we're going, we're bound to see some!
Join Cajun Boy (Zachary Gray) as we go on the adventure of a lifetime to learn about the West Indian Manatees, and get up close with these majestic sea potatoes! As always we hope y'all enjoy this video! :D
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The West Indian Manatee is a species of aquatic mammals very closely related to the dewgong, that can be found along the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. The ones seen here are a subspecies known as Florida manatees. Crystal River is a special environment because it has warmer water from underground vents being flushed out by the thousands of gallons every day. In the winter time, this saves the manatees from the cold water in the gulf. Without these special environments manatees would struggle to survive the cold. Manatees are a threatened species, with only 6,000 recorded manatees left, however in this Florida county alone, there are over 1,000. Manatees are gentle, and will not ever hurt a person on purpose, however due to their large size and incredible strength, it's important to give the manatees space while swimming with them, as to not put any stress on them.
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Majestic Manatee Tour Crystal River, Florida
Crystal River, Florida is one of the places where many manatees call home during the winter months. It's constant 72 degree spring water is perfect for them during this season. I have to say, swimming with manatees is one of the most amazing life experiences and adventures ever. My inner child (who desperately wanted to be a Marine Biologist) was in all her glory watching and observing, and just basking in their awesomeness. They are so interesting to watch and we saw about 6 of them. They don't do much when they're resting, but watching their faces as they come up to take a breath or two then head back down to continue their nap is so cool to see. And who knew that algae grew on them and the fish eat the algae off of them. Some even had barnacles that grew on them. The ones resting near rocks looked just like rocks and I'm fascinated by how something so big can be so camouflage but also glide and move so smoothly. Did you know that manatees only have about 3-4% body fat?? Hard to believe! That was just one of the interesting facts that Captain Colin told us about on your tour. We highly recommend the Majestic Manatee Tour with Captain Colin and swim guide, Mikayle. They were AMAZING and this was an awesome trip for the whole family. Even our 6 year old had a wonderful time.
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A 'touching' moment with manatee (River Ventures, Crystal River, FL)
This lucky swimmer gets an extra special manatee experience. On occasion the manatee will pick a lucky person to latch onto. Some say it the calmest and quietest in the water and others just say its luck. Many of us believe that manatee have a sense about humans, similar to dogs. Some people attract this sort of attention and some people are like manatee repellent! Either way it’s quite the experience, as you can see. When in doubt….just act like a manatee!
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Crystal River Refuge's Manatee Manners for Swimmers
Between November and April, Kings Bay is home to the largest aggregation of manatees in a natural environment in the world. To protect manatees from harm, harassment and disturbance, the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge and Manatee Sanctuaries were created in parts of Kings Bay. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service asks anyone wishing to swim near the manatees to watch this informational video in order to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for humans and manatees alike.
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Manatee Festival- Crystal River Florida
25th Annual Manatee Festival, Crystal River Florida, spread along Citrus Avenue, both side of SR19 and adjoining streets, down to the water front park, and adjoining areas! 21 and 22 January 2012- nice weather this year! Exhibitors from many states, noting Georgia and New York and Wisconsin.