City of Clearwater Ordinance

The Clearwater Marine Advisory Board issued a letter of support for a City ordinance establishing a Manatee Protection Zone (MPZ) within the Stevenson Creek Aquatic Preserve. The Board's support is based on two professional reports completed in 2025 addressing manatee behavior and navigational safety, plus twelve months of local citizen data documenting over 200 manatee sightings supervised by the Save The Manatee Organization...