It sounds like you had a great time seeing the manatees and learning about their migration patterns. I'm glad you were able to see the manatee that was being tracked, and it's amazing to think that they can travel hundreds of miles to find their way back to the same spot every year.
I'm also glad you mentioned the importance of protecting manatees. They are an endangered species, and we need to do everything we can to help them survive. One way we can do this is by reducing boat strikes, which are a leading cause of manatee deaths.
While all the scars they got from boats don't show up well on the camera. Many of them were quite covered in marks.