Two specialty license plates have helped raise more than $1 million for Florida animals and their ecosystems.
Money from the 'Protect Wild Dolphins' and 'Protect Florida Whales' plates are going to the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University.
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The Florida State Specialty License Plate Program lets vehicle owners pay an extra $25 for a plate that supports a specific organization — either a university or a nonprofit.
The funds raised will be spent on various projects.
Revenues from the 'Protect Wild Dolphins' campaign will be broken down accordingly:
- $500,000: Photo identification for dolphin census and spatiotemporal trends
- $197,000: Wild dolphin stranding response, care and research
- $90,000: Study on how dolphins are sentinels for harmful algal bloom toxins in the Indian River Lagoon
- $65,500: Marine mammal reserve funds
Revenues from the 'Protect Florida Whales' campaign will be broken down accordingly:
- $221,415: Florida whale stranding response, care and research
- $33,000: Marine mammal reserve funds