Bob, Susan, and Dean will be at Blue Spring today for the release of Calista and Brian, and one or two of them will stay the night to track for all our manatees on Thursday. I'll let you know if any one gets a visual on these manatees and, if so, what they are up to. In the meantime, I've sent the latest data for Ivan, Comet and Xoshi, which you can look at below. Be sure to plot these locations on your map to track their latest movements. He is probably eating plants, because that is what they do during the day.
Cold temperatures can be a serious threat to the health of manatees.
Ivan's movements kept him in warm water areas. Later, he made several short and quick moves to the mouth of the Hall's River, but since it was still quite cool here, he spent most of his time in the upper Homosassa. To put the manatees' travels in perspective, compare them to your own travels. Here are the latest data from Ranger Wayne Hartley at Blue Spring. The day that it was coldest was December 29.