It has come to our attention that an error appears in this published article. The authors would like to clarify the correct information as follows.

In the Discussion section, it was stated:

“The longest movement recorded was by a Florida manatee (FM) (Trichechus manatus latirostris), which travelled approximately 4800 km along the Atlantic coast of the United States (Reid et al., Reference Reid, Bonde, O’Shea, O’Shea, Ackerman and Percival1995).”

However, upon reviewing the cited reference (Reid et al., Reference Reid, Bonde, O’Shea, O’Shea, Ackerman and Percival1995), this information is not accurate. The report describes that:

“Many tagged manatees ranged long distances from initial tagging locations. Seasonal migrations from northern summer-use areas to southern warm-water sites resulted in a large study area; some individuals moved between Georgia and the Biscayne Bay in southeastern Florida (Fig. 6). In addition to seasonal migrations, some manatees traveled between distant sites during one season. One female (TNC-01), for example, traveled repeatedly between Brevard County and Georgia, including three trips in a single year, and made annual moves south to aggregation sites in winter in southeastern Florida.”

The straight-line distance between the Georgia coast (for example, Cumberland Island) and Biscayne Bay in southeastern Florida is approximately 600–700 km, depending on the exact points. Considering coastal movements (the natural movement pattern for manatees), this distance would likely range from 650–750 km.

Similarly, the straight-line distance between Brevard County and the Georgia coast is about 230–300 km, and via the coastal route would be approximately 250–330 km. The movements from Brevard County to southeastern Florida aggregation sites (such as Biscayne Bay) cover about 250–300 km southward. Thus, the female manatee (TNC-01) mentioned in Reid et al. (Reference Reid, Bonde, O’Shea, O’Shea, Ackerman and Percival1995) performed movements of approximately:

Brevard ↔ Georgia: 230–330 km

Brevard ↔ Southeastern Florida (e.g., Biscayne Bay): 250–300 km

According to the report, she made three Brevard–Georgia trips in a single year, in addition to her annual seasonal migrations to the south during winter. Even when combined, these movements do not reach the 4800 km erroneously cited in the article.

Tico still holds the record for the longest movement documented in the species.

The authors apologise for this error.