Yet another example of why we need chlorine in the gene pool

[wingtime]

Some people's children:

http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2012/10/2/sheriff_s_office_sea.html

[Blue Agave]

What a waste of Taxpayer's money!  There is no way that lady, or anybody for that matter could hurt a manatee in that manner.  Geeez......

[RickK]

"She was like chasing them and jumping on them and sitting on them and holding them under. And they are flapping and trying to get away from this woman," said Lynn Parrish, who called park rangers to report the incident. "Everybody was screaming at her to stop.

[Capt. Bob]

"She was like chasing them and jumping on them and sitting on them and holding them under. And they are flapping and trying to get away from this woman," said Lynn Parrish, who called park rangers to report the incident. "Everybody was screaming at her to stop.

Manatees???
Sounds more like Spring Breakers at PCB.

[fishnutz]

MMmmmmm, taste like chicken!

[Georgie]

Lol Wing -

Some people's children:

52 year old "children" to be precise.  What an ignoramus!

What a waste of Taxpayer's money! There is no way that lady, or anybody for that matter could hurt a manatee in that manner. Geeez......

Not quite true.  While it is unlikely that the individual animal was actually physically injured by the incident, such extreme harrassment could easily cause a pregnant female to abort/miscarry.  "Riding" a manatee could also stress an animal enough to potentially result in shock or create an adrenaline type hormone imbalance which could then affect mating/coupling or ability to conceive.  Listed/protected species are listed for scientifically validated and supported reasons.  Regulations-wise, there's a zero tolerance policy on harrassment of protected animals because it would be otherwise impossible to regulate the amount of damage done on a case by case level.  

Sorry, but my office deals with these regulations on an every-day basis so I felt i needed to chime in this time....but I promise I'm not one of those "dolphin huggers" in favor of "no wake/manatee zones" everywhere.   8)

[seabob4]

MMmmmmm, taste like chicken!

X2.  Marine speed bumps...

[wingtime]

Here's another one!  This one is closer to Bob Look out!

http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2012/10/3/deputies_citrus_woma.html

[gran398]

Dayum...

 

And BTW, she could use a makeover.

[Blue Agave]

Sorry Georgie, we will just have to agree to disagree. I stand by my statement, "complete waste of Taxpayer's money". The Pinellas County Sheriff's office has plenty of actual criminals to apprehend. Clearly the animal was not hurt in this instance nor was there any malice. I have to ask, have you ever swam with manatees?  As I lifetime resident of the Tampa Bay area I can tell you I have swam with manatees on several occasions, the only one in harms way when swimming with manatees are the humans.  Many Floridaians, myself included, are of the opinion that manatees are nothing more than a nuisance.

[seabob4]

Fortunately Bruce, Citrus county is on the other side of "the wilderness", that stretch of 19 between 50 and 98, sort of a time warp/portal type thing between here and there...

Agree with Fernando big time here, as I'm sure most of the rest of us do.  No offense Georgie, but manatees are a nuisance, nothing else.  And remember, one of those adults can be pushing 1500 lbs, you DON'T want to be on the receiving end of that tail should it decide to move a little quicker than they normally do!

And since Bruce brought up Citrus county, ask any of the long time residents about the water quality of Kings Bay ever since it has become like a manatee haven.  And talk to the former business owners along the St Johns river south of lake George that have gone out of business due to almost the whole stretch of the river being no wake or slow speed.

[Capt. Bob]

No offense Georgie, but manatees are a nuisance, nothing else.

So are jet skis operated on the flats. :x  

And since Bruce brought up Citrus county, ask any of the long time residents about the water quality of Kings Bay ever since it has become like a manatee haven.

 Never met residents who wouldn't lay blame on declining water quality on anything other than themselves. :x


I've been dealing with reports like this my entire career.
http://www.amyhremleyfoundation.org/pdf ... rFlows.pdf

Wakulla Springs is just south of my Tallahassee project and has been the poster child for environmentalist since Tarzan movies and the Creature From the Black Lagoon were filmed there. The karst system is far more complex than the Kings Bay feed but the cause of pollution is still the same. Too many people pooping in non-regulated/never been inspected septic tanks and spreading way too much manure on their yards.

The City of Tallahassee has its own fertilizer ordinance and is often accused as the biggest polluter of the Springs due to their centralized sewer system drain field. A lot of alligators, turtles, birds and fish all over the basin area but no one blames them for the steady decline of the Springs. You can't scuba dive or run a boat (State Park authorized only) and my whole project (about 12 miles north) which now uses re-use water for irrigation comes under a microscope like never before.

The Spring suffers from Hydrilla growth and algae blooms, all at the hands of developers.
Then again, we built the houses and invited the people.

Where the hell is a manatee when I need one? I heard tell they love Hydrilla.

Manatees cause humans to be delayed in numerous ways and are as frustrating as "left lane bandits", but as a fall guy for pollution, they have too many friends and too much data screaming no.

[seabob4]

Interesting reading Bob (and, yes, quite boring, but...).  While there is no doubt that human presense  has had a tremendous effect on the water quality of ANY estuary, manatees have to share some of the blame.  They eat a lot...and therefore chit a lot!!

[OldSkool67]

Those damn manatee's and ther chit! I knew the water tasted funny. lol

[gran398]

Wasn't this thread about chlorine? What's wrong with chlorine? Best I remember, it's a "free compound."

All of these issues can be cured with free chlorine