For Immediate Release,
December 30, 2020
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593 Florida Manatees Died in 2020, Including At Least 90 From Boat Strikes
Proposed Legislation Would Expand Requirements for Boater Safety Education
ST. PETERSBURG,
Fla.— Florida wildlife officials have proposed new boating safety education requirements after another year of accidents and collisions took a deadly toll on people and the state’s imperiled manatees. At least 593 Florida manatees died in 2020, including 90 from boat strikes, according to records obtained from state officials.
Florida has nearly 1 million registered boats, and thousands of out-of-state tourists rent boats in the state every year. But although more than two-thirds of boating accidents involve people at least 36 years old, current boater safety education requirements apply only to boaters under 32 years old.

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