Tips for ethical kayaking with manatees: 1. LEAVE NO TRACE 2. Practice passive observation: never try to interact 3. Don’t pursue, touch, or harass manatees! 4. Don’t feed manatees 5. Stay in your vessel and off the banks where delicate vegetation grows 6. Don’t anchor to submerged aquatic vegetation like sea grass on the bottom that manatees need to eat As good stewards of nature we can do our part to recreate in ways that support conservation manatee efforts this manatee season ✌🏽 When we kee