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Our mission is to educate the community about the challenges manatees encounter in Florida by raising funds and awareness to create life-changing opportunities for individuals to engage in conservation efforts that protect manatees and all marine life habitats.

  • Wild About Wildlife
    Virtual Summer Camp

    Join Manatee Lagoon, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, and Loggerhead Marinelife Center for an exciting virtual summer camp adventure! Our LIVE week-long camps offer engaging animal observations, experiments, crafts, and more. Registration is free, but your generous donations are encouraged to support our environmental and educational missions.

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  • LATEST EXHIBIT
    BENEATH THE SURFACE

    Our Connection to Florida's Manatees

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    BE A VOLUNTEER

    VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

  • Friends of Manatee Lagoon is pleased to announce the date for our 2025 4th Annual SOIREE FOR SEAGRASS.

    Join us along the beautiful waterfront at Manatee Lagoon for an evening of Seagrass Spritzers, gourmet light bites, live music, and a silent auction. Our fourth annual fundraising event is being held to continue raising awareness about the loss of seagrass - manatees' primary food source - and what we can all do to help. Tickets will go on sale September 1, 2025 on our website: friendsofmanateelagoon.org

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our Help

Join us with your time, energy and resources to help our Manatees.

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Manatee Sign

Join Friends of Manatee Lagoon to protect our Manatees and help to remind boaters about manatees.

ADOPT-A-MANATEE®

We are excited to announce we have created an extraordinary partnership with the Save the Manatee Club, the world's leading manatee conservation organization.

The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.

Blaise Pascal