Starvation still a concern as manatee deaths drop

A group of manatees are pictured in a canal where discharge from a nearby Florida Power & Light plant warms the water in Fort Lauderdale on Dec. 28, 2010. (ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE)
A group of manatees are pictured in a canal where discharge from a nearby Florida Power & Light plant warms the water in Fort Lauderdale on Dec. 28, 2010. (ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE)

ST. PETERSBURG — Manatee deaths dropped in 2022 from a record high the year before, but Florida wildlife officials said Wednesday that chronic starvation caused by water pollution remains a major conc…