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" size=The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to establish three Federal protection areas in five Florida counties for the Federal Register yesterday, the three areas located in Lee, Volusia, Duval, Clay and St. Johns counties would be designated manatee refuges. The proposal would require watercraft to operate at reduced speeds within the three areas, but waterborne activities such as swimming and diving would not be restricted. In addition, waterway access would not be affected by the rule.
" sizeCollisions with boats and other human-caused mortality continue to be the greatest immediate threat to the long-term conservation of the manatee, and we must take additional steps to protect the species," said Sam D. Hamilton, the Service
