Current Florida Manatee Population 2025. Manatees in florida are more populous today than in the past, thriving due to both conservation efforts and environmental changes that accompany human activity. Population models can be used to predict future manatee numbers or fill in missing abundances from the past.
There are 6,350 florida manatees, which are steadily decreasing in numbers due to habitat loss and fragmentation, entanglements, boat collisions, red tides, cold weather, tropical storms and. The survey is conducted to meet florida state statute.