Webcams

Support for the Manatee Webcams at Blue Spring State Park was made possible by a donation to Save the Manatee Club as a memorial gift in honor of the late Mrs. Norma Norton, a Florida resident who cared deeply for manatees.

Underwater Webcam Highlights from the 2018 – 2019 Season (Not Live)

Above-Water Webcam – Live

Please Note: The Underwater Webcam is no longer live, and we are currently playing highlights from the 2018 – 2019 manatee season at Blue Spring State Park. The Above-Water Cam is currently live. You can also scroll down the page to see past manatee videos from the web cams. Any people seen in the videos are researchers or other individuals with special permission.

Latest Manatee Update

March 19, 2019:

The past few days manatees have been seen from time to time by park staff, but none were ID’d. Today the river temp was 68° F (20° C), and I counted 15 manatees. Of those, 13 were ID’d but none were Club adoptees. The high air temp today is predicted to be 68° F, so the river should be colder tomorrow and the count even higher. This afternoon, Cora spotted Save the Manatee Club adoptee “Phyllis” on the webcam with her calf around 1:30.
— Wayne Hartley, Manatee Specialist, and Cora Berchem, Manatee Research & Multimedia Specialist

Read more manatee updates from this season by clicking the “Learn More” box below and click the Webcam Videos box to see manatee video clips from this season.

Please call Blue Spring State Park before you visit to get the latest manatee count at the park: 386-775-3663.

Learn More

Read Manatee Updates from this season as well as past seasons.
Identify manatees in the Club’s adoption program using Wayne Hartley’s Scar Pattern Chart (pdf).
See Wayne’s Scar Charts for all of the Blue Spring manatees (pdf).
Learn about Blue Spring State Park and why it is vital habitat for manatees.
Check out our Species Spotlight to learn about other living things that share the manatee’s habitat at Blue Spring (pdf).

Watch Webcam Videos

Manatees Cavorting at Blue Spring. February 6, 2019.

Mom with Calf. February 2, 2019.

Watch this great time lapse video of a chilly winter’s day at Blue Spring. You can even see researchers zoom by in the canoe doing their morning manatee “roll call.” January 16, 2019.