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The TECO Manatee Viewing Center In Apollo Beach Won’t Reopen Until 2021

Author Tampa Bay's Morning Krewe

Due to COVID-19, we can’t go and see the manatee’s right now.

Tampa Electric’s Manatee Viewing Center will remain closed until the fall of 2021 due to COVID-19.

Ugh…So fun to take the kids to Apollo Beach and see all the manatees swimming around in the warmer waters…but now we will have to wait.

When the water temperature of Tampa Bay is 68 degrees or colder, manatees gather in the clean, warm water discharge canal of Tampa Electric’s Big Bend Power Station, sometimes by the hundreds.

They’ve been doing this since the early 1970s.

You can still experience parts of the Manatee Viewing Center, online.

  • Virtual field trips are now available online: go to tampaelectric.com/manatee and click on “virtual visit.”
  • The center’s live web cameras are operational, so you can see the manatees from the comfort of your home.
  • The center has a new online store, thanks to a partnership with the University of Tampa and MacDonald Training Center

You can read more HERE from ABCActionnews.com

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Launa is part of Tampa Bay's Hometown Morning Krewe on 99.5 WQYK. She has been with the station for 7 years and joined J.R. and Kevin on the morning show 4 years ago. Since then, they have been nominated for not only a CMA but also an ACM. Launa has been in radio for the past 28 years and in the Tampa Bay market for 22 of those years. While working in radio, Launa has also served as an entertainment reporter on a local TV show and has hosted many charity events in the community. Using her popularity from QYK, Launa loves to help raise money for shelter animals and has been a volunteer at local shelters for years. Launa loves the community and writes articles on local news, entertainment, and events and highlights people who are shining in Tampa Bay that she knows others like her would also be interested in reading.

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