The OBX Marine Mammal Stranding Network reports that manatee may be visiting our waters now that it’s warm again.
If you see one, please call the hotline 252-455-9654 to report on the location. In addition, they ask that you practice passive observation.
“Observe from a distance and above the water and avoid touching, feeding, or giving water to manatees,” says Marina Doshkov, Marine Mammal Stranding Coordinator for Jennette’s Pier, who took the above photo.
About Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head. The pier is located on the oceanfront at 7223 S. Virginia Dare Trail, The Beach Road, milepsost 16.5, Nags Head Known as “the place to be” in Nags Head during the summer season, Jennette’s Pier offers anglers a wide variety of fish to target year-round while sightseers can watch brown pelicans overhead and bottlenose dolphins swimming in the sea. The Pier is part of the N. C. Aquariums Division under the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. For more information, please visit www.jennettespier.netor call (252) 255-1501.