Featured in Oceanus: Saving Tico

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Research
Author

Iury Simoes-Sousa

Published

November 4, 2024

Oceanus Magazine published a feature on Tico’s remarkable journey and on the role of ocean currents in understanding and supporting marine mammal conservation: Saving Tico.

The story highlights the collaboration with AQUASIS and the oceanographic analysis used to show how the North Brazil Current shaped Tico’s trajectory.

For the underlying scientific paper, see: The longest documented travel by a West Indian manatee, published online by Cambridge University Press on October 29, 2024.