Florida Black Bear Releases (1988 – 2018)
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Title: Florida Black Bear Releases (1988 – 2018)
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Online_Linkage: <http://myfwc.com/bear>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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This shapefile contains the locations of black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) releases in the state of Florida. The data were limited to those records obtained from the Wildlife Incident Management System (WIMS) database maintained by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and that were associated with a geographic coordinate.
- Purpose:
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These data are available for all people interested in the location of black bear releases in the state of Florida.
- Supplemental_Information:
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Acknowledgement of the FWC-HSC (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Habitat and Species Conservation Division) as the data source would be appreciated in any products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of this data. Please cite the original metadata when using portions of the record to create a similar record of slightly altered data, such as reprojection. If any data are modified or adjusted, please share the edited information with FWC. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of this data. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such. This is not a survey data set and should not be utilized as such. These data are not to be used for navigation.
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- Range_of_Dates/Times:
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- Beginning_Date: 19880517
- Ending_Date: 20181227
- Currentness_Reference: publication date
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annually
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -86.982929
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.897526
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.683210
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.912734
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword: biota
- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: User
- Theme_Keyword: biology
- Theme_Keyword: GIS
- Theme_Keyword: mapping
- Theme_Keyword: bear
- Theme_Keyword: wildlife
- Theme_Keyword: Ursus
- Theme_Keyword: release
- Theme_Keyword: relocation
- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Habitat
- Theme_Keyword: uplands
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Place_Keyword: Florida
- Place_Keyword: statewide
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These data are unrestricted. Where possible, always acquire this dataset directly from FWC as other sources may have altered the original data.
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Users are encouraged to read and fully comprehend the metadata record prior to using these data. Please acknowledge the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) as the data source for any products developed from these data. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection techniques, and computer processes over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of these data.
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: GIS Librarian
- Contact_Organization:
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
- Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing address
- Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
- Address: 620 S. Meridian St 5B6
- City: Tallahassee
- State_or_Province: Florida
- Postal_Code: 32399
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-488-0588
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 850-410-5269
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GISRequests@MyFWC.com
- Data_Set_Credit: Jenny Gottsch (FWC Bear Management Program)
- Security_Information:
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- Security_Classification_System: FWRI-DC
- Security_Classification: Available without restriction
- Security_Handling_Description: Available without restriction
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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Quality checked visually for attribute accuracy and consistency.
- Logical_Consistency_Report:
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Logically consistent. All attribute values fall within defined values.
- Completeness_Report:
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Visually inspected for completeness to ensure all values fell within specified ranges
- Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
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Positions have been recorded with varying GPS units; errors vary depending upon precision and accuracy of differing GPS units.
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- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
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Positions have been recorded with varying GPS units; errors vary depending upon precision and accuracy of differing GPS units.
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- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: FWC Bear Management Program
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Title: Florida Black Bear Releases (1988 – 2018)
- Type_of_Source_Media: spreadsheet
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Range_of_Dates/Times:
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- Beginning_Date: 19880517
- Ending_Date: 20171231
- Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Bear data
- Source_Contribution:
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Dataset describing Florida black bear activity in the state of Florida.
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- Process_Description:
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Staff records release locations in the WIMS database as geographic coordinates, which were then exported into Microsoft Excel as a spreadsheet. Spreadsheet data were imported into ESRI ArcMap 10.3.1 as an XY event and converted into a point shapefile. The shapefile was QA/QC'd against county boundaries layer in data library. Questionable records were individually examined and corrected as appropriate.
- Process_Date: 2019
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
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- Geographic:
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- Latitude_Resolution: 8.9831528411952133e-009
- Longitude_Resolution: 8.9831528411952133e-009
- Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees
- Geodetic_Model:
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: D North American 1983 HARN
- Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980
- Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type:
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- Entity_Type_Label: Bear_Releases_1988_2018
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These data are available for all people interested in the location of black bear releases in the state of Florida.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FWC Bear Management Program
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- Attribute_Label: FID
- Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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- Attribute_Label: Shape
- Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: BearID
- Attribute_Definition: Bear record unique identification number
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: String
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- Attribute_Label: ReportDate
- Attribute_Definition: Date of report (mm/dd/yyyy)
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Date field.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: RelDate
- Attribute_Definition: Date of release (mm/dd/yyyy)
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Date field.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Region
- Attribute_Definition: FWC region where release took place
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: BMU
- Attribute_Definition: FWC Bear Management Unit where release took place
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: County
- Attribute_Definition: County where release took place
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Locale
- Attribute_Definition: Community/Subdivision in which report was placed
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: City
- Attribute_Definition: City in which report was placed
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
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- Attribute_Label: ZipCode
- Attribute_Definition: Zip code in which report was placed
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Location
- Attribute_Definition: Specific location of release
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Latitude
- Attribute_Definition: Release latitude in decimal degrees
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining feature
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- Attribute_Label: Longitude
- Attribute_Definition: Release longitude in decimal degrees
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining feature
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: CapReason
- Attribute_Definition: Reason for capture
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
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- Attribute_Label: OCapReason
- Attribute_Definition: Reason for capture if CapReason is OTHER
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
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- Attribute_Label: NCapReason
- Attribute_Definition: Reason for capture if CapReason is Nuisance
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
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- Attribute_Label: CapMethod
- Attribute_Definition: Capture methodology
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: OrigCap
- Attribute_Definition: First time capturing this bear
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
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- Attribute_Label: FinAction
- Attribute_Definition: Final action taken
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
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- Attribute_Label: OFinAction
- Attribute_Definition: Final action taken if FinAction is OTHER
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Sex
- Attribute_Definition: Sex of bear
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: AgeClass
- Attribute_Definition: Age classification of bear
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Weight
- Attribute_Definition: Weight of bear in pounds
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Number field.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Age
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Estimated age of bear by tooth cross section, estimation, or calculation
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Number field.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Cubs
- Attribute_Definition: Numbers of cubs observed with bear
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Number field.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Yearlings
- Attribute_Definition: Numbers of yearlings observed with bear
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Number field.
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- Attribute_Label: LEarTag1
- Attribute_Definition: Left ear tag 1 ID number
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
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- Attribute_Label: LEarTag2
- Attribute_Definition: Left ear tag 2 ID number
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
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- Attribute_Label: REarTag1
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- Attribute_Label: Tattoo1
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- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
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- Attribute_Label: Tattoo2
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- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: TrackNum
- Attribute_Definition: Tracking numbers which refer to non-spatial bear database
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
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- Contact_Person: GIS Librarian
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
- Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing address
- Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
- Address: 620 S. Meridian St 5B6
- City: Tallahassee
- State_or_Province: Florida
- Postal_Code: 32399
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-488-0588
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 850-410-5269
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GISRequests@MyFWC.com
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This data set is in the public domain, and the recipient may not assert any proprietary rights thereto nor represent it to anyone as other than a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission produced data set; it is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The user assumes all responsibility for the accuracy and suitability of this data set for a specific application. In no event will the staff of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission be liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of or the inability to use this data set.
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
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- Address: 620 S. Meridian St 5B6
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