My wife was dining at RB’s Friday evening around 6 and spotted a large Manatee swimming up Shem Creek. She said it was a big one - estimate of 12 feet. She saw no signs of physical damage. Please, be careful and watch out for these beautiful creatures!
indeed- they’re in the harbor, saw two last week while fishing, surprised no calves yet.
hard to find one without prop marks, thanks for the heads up!
Cool, we saw one at Red’s last Summer and someone was doing a No No, spraying it with fresh water. We got to swim with a dad, mom and baby last year in Key Largo. They are really neat, especially close up.
Saw one in the cooper only a week or 2 ago, right next to the grass. We were fishing there and were glad we didn’t back hook it.
“In every species of fish I’ve angled for, it is the ones that have got away that thrill me the most, the ones that keep fresh in my memory. So I say it is good to lose fish. If we didn’t, much of the thrill of angling would be gone.” Ray Bergman
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Originally posted by RiverMonsterSaw one in the cooper only a week or 2 ago, right next to the grass. We were fishing there and were glad we didn’t back hook it.
Was that you who came by on the trolling motor to tell us about the manatee? Had two couples and a few kids in the water.
If so, thanks for the heads up.
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I saw one right by my neighbors dock on Independence Day evening.We live on the east end of the Folly River.
SHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, before ya know it we’ll have the entire harbor a idle speed zone.
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Saw the one in Shem Creek also. Why is it a no no to spray them with water? That’s what they were doing.
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It encourages them to hang around. The more they hang around, the better the odds are that they get hurt from a propeller strike. They are protected.
There is a fella at work (who appears to communicate with The Mothership) that says Al-Qaeda has planted them with remotely detonatable “bellybombs”.
He says everytime he has seen a manatee since 9-11, he has seen a person of middle eastern ethnicity nearby speaking into a flip-flop.
He says he has seen folks clandestinely lowering dock hoses near the water in Wild Dunes and Hobcaw Creek after turning the water on, just to attract them. They are always speaking into flip-flops.
Just sayin’.
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Originally posted by jermsquote:
Originally posted by RiverMonsterSaw one in the cooper only a week or 2 ago, right next to the grass. We were fishing there and were glad we didn’t back hook it.
Was that you who came by on the trolling motor to tell us about the manatee? Had two couples and a few kids in the water.
If so, thanks for the heads up.
No that wasn’t us.
A long long slow walk in the spartina gives you time to think big thoughts and put your mind back into order.
- Flatscaster
“In every species of fish I’ve angled for, it is the ones that have got away that thrill me the most, the ones that keep fresh in my memory. So I say it is good to lose fish. If we didn’t, much of the thrill of angling would be gone.” Ray Bergman
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saw another one at the JIYC last night.
it’s illegal to give them freshwater, although that’s the reason they come into our estuaries now. the mothers need to drink freshwater to produce milk for the calves, and can easily become habituated to dangerous (dock) areas when people “feed” them from hoses. they have such enormous fat reserves built up that as long as they can drink, they can continue producing milk for the calves without eating (we have no submerged seagrasses here anyway thanks to our incredible turbidity). they are perfectly capable of migrating up to appropriate salinities on their own- they swam here from florida. i would advise people that in terms of the well-being of the animals themselves, it’s just as destructive as feeding an alligator- they’re just putting them in harm’s way.
Seen one in shortcut creek last weekend…
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Originally posted by IM4USCIt encourages them to hang around. The more they hang around, the better the odds are that they get hurt from a propeller strike. They are protected.
There is a fella at work (who appears to communicate with The Mothership) that says Al-Qaeda has planted them with remotely detonatable “bellybombs”.
He says everytime he has seen a manatee since 9-11, he has seen a person of middle eastern ethnicity nearby speaking into a flip-flop.
He says he has seen folks clandestinely lowering dock hoses near the water in Wild Dunes and Hobcaw Creek after turning the water on, just to attract them. They are always speaking into flip-flops.
Just sayin’.
Hilarious!!!..hahahahaha…too dang funny right there!!!
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Saw one off the dock wednesday at the James Island yacht club. neat creatures
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