Manatee Decals
New decals are designed and created each year in preparation for the manatee Voluntary Contribution Campaign. As these decals help to raise money for manatee recovery around the State of Florida, your contribution to this cause is appreciated.
The official manatee Voluntary Contribution Campaign began during the June boat registration period in fiscal year 1992-93. To provide direction, a Florida Statute was created to define the decal process. It states that a registrant who provides a voluntary contribution of $5.00 or more shall be given a sticker or emblem by the tax collector to display, which signifies support for the Save the Manatee Trust Fund. Prior to this time, donations were received under the Manatee Donation Campaign and no decals were issued to show the donor's support. This decal process is still in effect today.
Current year manatee decals are available at Florida County Tax Offices. These decals are given to individuals who donate $5.00 or more at the time of vessel or vehicle registration. The donations from the manatee decals support manatee research, rehabilitation and educational programs.
FWC has a limited supply of some of the earlier decals. We would like to offer them to individuals who are interested in collecting them. Please indicate the decals you would like to obtain by checking the appropriate area on the order form and sending a check for the number of decals selected. The decals will be sent to you within 4-6 weeks.
2021-2022 Decal: "Go Slow - Look Out Below!"
![2021-2022](/media/27044/manateedecal2021-2022.jpg?format=jpg&quality=80)
This year’s decal is an awareness reminder that manatees live in Florida’s waterways year-round. Manatees rest, mate, nurse their young, or forage in shallow slow-moving rivers, estuaries, bays, canals, and coastal areas.
In Florida, manatees and boats are often found in the same environments. It is often hard to see manatees while boating, which is why areas where manatees frequent are marked with protection zone signs including speed and access restrictions. Boaters, including personal watercraft operators, can do their part to protect manatees:
Go Slow near shallow areas, seagrass beds, and sanctuaries.
Look out below - Wear polarized sunglasses to improve visibility through the water’s surface, which makes it easier to see manatees.
Your support benefits Florida’s manatee conservation efforts. Thank you.
Decal artist: Mike Hunter, FWC.
2019-2020
![2020-2021 "Observe With Care" decal by Mike Hunter, FWC.](/media/27045/manateedecal2020.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=132695441160000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
![2019-2020 "Warm Water Saves Manatees" decal by Mike Hunter, FWC.](/media/20946/manateedecal2019-2020.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=132055997710000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
2016-2018
![2018-2019 "I'm making a difference" decal by Mike Hunter, FWC.](/media/16692/manateedecal2018-2019.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131745722270000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
![2017-2018 "Look out for manatees" decal by Mike Hunter, FWC.](/media/10291/manateedecal2017-2018.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253850000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
![2016-2017 "Tracking Manatees" decal by Mike Hunter, FWC.](/media/10287/manateedecal2016-2017.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253850000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
2012-2016
![2015-2016 "Give them space" decal by Mike Hunter, FWC.](/media/10338/manateedecal2015-2016.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253850000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
![2014-2015 "Protecting Florida manatees" decal by Mike Hunter, FWC.](/media/10339/manateedecal2014-2015.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253850000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
![2013-2014 "Living with Florida manatees" decal by Mike Hunter, FWC.](/media/10340/manateedecal2013-2014.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253850000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
![2012-2013 "Springs help Florida manatees survive" decal by Ann Marie Tavares.](/media/10341/manateedecal2012-2013.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253850000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
2008-2012
![2011-2012 "Support manatee conservation" decal by Bekah Scovill.](/media/10468/manateedecal2011-2012.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253850000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
![2010-2011 "Safe travels" decal by Ann Maria Tavares.](/media/10469/manateedecal2010-2011.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253850000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
![2009-2010 "Rescue me" decal by Deanna Parsons.](/media/10482/manateedecal2009-2010.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253850000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
![2008-2009 "Protect our future" decal by Austyn Bynon.](/media/10473/manateedecal2008-2009.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253850000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
2004-2008
![2007-2008 "Now and forever" decal by Natasha Thornton.](/media/10470/manateedecal2007-2008.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253850000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
![2006-2007 "Manatee's at Sunrise" decal by Donovan Foster.](/media/10471/manateedecal2006-2007.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253850000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
![2005-2006 "Manatee's in nature" decal by Vivian Chiu.](/media/10472/manateedecal2005-2006.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253850000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
![2004-2005 "Waiting for something" decal by Alicia del Aquila.](/media/10485/manateedecal2004-2005.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253850000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
2000-2004
![2003-2004 "Peaceful waters" decal by Kathleen M. Finch.](/media/10522/manateedecal2003-2004.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253850000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
![2002-2003 "Peacefully swimming manatee" by Stephanie Lemos.](/media/10543/manateedecal2002-2003.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253860000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
![2001-2002 "I support manatees" decal by JoAnne Thorne.](/media/10489/manateedecal2001-2002.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253850000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
![2000-2001 "Mermaids in Crystal River" decal by Dann 'Spider' Warren.](/media/10541/manateedecal2000-2001.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253860000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
1996-2000
![1999-2000 "Yield to manatees" decal by Tom Krause.](/media/10521/manateedecal1999-2000.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253850000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
![1998-1999 Manatee Decal by Tom Krause.](/media/10548/manateedecal1998-1999.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253860000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
![1997-1998 "Look out below" decal by Tom Krause.](/media/10514/manateedecal1997-1998.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253850000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
![1996-1997 "Smiling manatee of King's Bay" decal by Marcia Armstrong.](/media/10513/manateedecal1996-1997.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253850000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
1992-1996
![1995-1996 "Boomer" decal by Tracy L. Nichols.](/media/10512/manateedecal1995-1996.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253850000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
![1994-1995 "Caution today or extinction tomorrow" decal by Pat Batchelder.](/media/10545/manateedecal1994-1995.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253860000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
![1993-1994 "Ours to protect" decal by Georgia Murphy-Steadham.](/media/10511/manateedecal1993-1994.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253850000000&format=jpg&quality=80)
![1992-1993 "Protect Florida's Resources" decal by Marrell Burgess.](/media/10515/manateedecal1992-1993.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=555&height=555&rnd=131731253850000000&format=jpg&quality=80)