Manatee Mortality GIS Data
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- Identification_Information:
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
- Publication_Date: Unknown
- Title: Manatee Mortality GIS Data
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Online_Linkage: <http://geodata.myfwc.com>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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GIS shapefile of recovered manatee carcass locations within Florida from April 1974 through to the latest spatially verified data presently available. Locations are based both on coordinates provided by field staff (gathered either by GPS or by using navigation charts to ascertain latitudes and longitudes) and maps provided by the field staff. FWRI GIS staff in the Marine Mammal subsection verify that the provided coordinates match the intent of the plotted location. Points representing carcass locations were entered into a GIS using a digital shoreline basemap taken largely from NOAA navigation charts (1:40,000) and from USGS quadrangles (1:24,000). The scale is considered to be 1:40,000.
- Purpose:
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The primary use of this data set is to display reported manatee carcass recovery locations and associated attributes, such as cause of death.
- Supplemental_Information:
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Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was known as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI).
- 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: 19740401
- Ending_Date: Present
- Currentness_Reference: 1974/04/01 - present
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -91.320014
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.049122
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.035311
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.282956
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWRI Theme
- Theme_Keyword: Endangered species
- Theme_Keyword: GIS
- Theme_Keyword: Mortality
- Theme_Keyword: Manatees
- Theme_Keyword: Biology
- Theme_Keyword: Threatened and endangered (turtles, whales, manatees, sturgeon)
- Theme_Keyword: Marine mammals
- Theme_Keyword: Death
- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Operational Tiers
- Theme_Keyword: Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
- Theme_Keyword: Wildlife Research
- Theme_Keyword: Marine Mammal Research
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWRI Place
- Place_Keyword: Florida
- Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
- Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
- Access_Constraints:
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All data must be verified by Principal Investigator or Group Database Analyst prior to release. It is strongly recommended that this data is directly acquired from FWC and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. FWC makes no claims as to the data's suitability for other purposes.
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Acknowledgment of the FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute) 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 mapping these data with data sources other than those that match the source and scale of our digital shoreline basemap may be inaccurate. 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.
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
- Address: 100 8th Ave. SE
- City: St. Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33701
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: metadata@MyFWC.com
- Browse_Graphic:
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- Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
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https://mermaid.ncddc.noaa.gov/fwc/fwri/wr/mmr/Manatees/Manatee_20-020_MRGIS/idinfo/browse/counties_24k_poly_withH2O.jpg
- Browse_Graphic_File_Description: image of study area
- Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
- Data_Set_Credit: FWC-FWRI
- Native_Data_Set_Environment: ESRI GIS shapefile
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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Manatee carcass recovery locations are verified by field staff responsible for recovering carcasses and using necropsy reports prepared by the Marine Mammal Pathobiology Lab and through quality control using steps using ArcGIS.
- Logical_Consistency_Report: Logically consistent.
- Completeness_Report:
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Data set is continually updated with the most recent manatee carcass recovery information gathered by the FWC throughout the state of Florida.
- Lineage:
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- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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A shapefile is created in ArcGIS from select fields in the manatee mortality database with the specific location or locality description of where the manatee carcass was recovered from. Once verified, monthly mortality data are appended to the master file and renamed with the following format: manatee_mortality_YYMM.shp.
- Process_Date: Not complete
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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- Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
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Data retrieved from the geodata.myfwc.com are projected to Web Mercator. Data received directly from FWC staff remain in the custom PCS Albers projection (detailed in the Spatial Reference Information section).
- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
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- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
- Spatial_Reference_Information:
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- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Planar:
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- Map_Projection:
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- Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
- Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
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- Standard_Parallel: 24
- Standard_Parallel: 31.5
- Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -84
- Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 24
- False_Easting: 400000
- False_Northing: 0
- Planar_Coordinate_Information:
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- Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
- Coordinate_Representation:
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- Abscissa_Resolution: 0.002095
- Ordinate_Resolution: 0.002095
- Planar_Distance_Units: meters
- Geodetic_Model:
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
- Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
- Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type:
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- Entity_Type_Label: manatee_mortality_YYMM.shp
- Entity_Type_Definition: shapefile
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: FIELDID
- Attribute_Definition:
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Unique Field ID assigned to each manatee carcass recovered. This ID is used to identify the region of Florida, year and chronological order within that year for the region of Florida where the carcass was recovered. Exceptions include animals that were rescued, then died while in the care of an oceanaria facility, which include Sea World (SWFTm), Lowry Park Zoo (LPZ) and Miami Seaquarium (MSQ).
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Field IDs are assigned based on the recovery location and are numbered sequentially throughout the year.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: REPDATE
- Attribute_Definition:
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The date that the manatee carcass was originally reported (MM/DD/YYYY format).
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 04/01/1974
- Range_Domain_Maximum: present
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: REPYEAR
- Attribute_Definition: Year that the manatee carcass was reported in.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 1974
- Range_Domain_Maximum: Current year
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: REPMONTH
- Attribute_Definition: Month that the manatee carcass was reported in.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 12
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: REPDAY
- Attribute_Definition: Day of the month that the manatee carcass was reported on.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 31
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SEX
- Attribute_Definition: Sex of recovered manatee carcass.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: M
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Male
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Enumerated_Domain_Value: F
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Female
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Enumerated_Domain_Value: U
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sex unknown
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: TLENGTH
- Attribute_Definition:
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Total length of the manatee carcass, measured from snout to fluke edge.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 450
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Centimeters
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: STATE
- Attribute_Definition: State in which the manatee carcass was recovered.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: FL
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: State of Florida
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: COUNTY
- Attribute_Definition:
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County within Florida that the manatee carcass was recovered in.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Codeset_Domain:
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- Codeset_Name: Florida county list
- Codeset_Source: State of Florida
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: LAT
- Attribute_Definition: Latitude of manatee carcass recovery location.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 24.282956
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 31.035311
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degree, in NAD27
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: LONG
- Attribute_Definition: Longitude of manatee carcass recovery location.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: -91.320014
- Range_Domain_Maximum: -79.049122
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degree, in NAD27
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: DCODE
- Attribute_Definition: Cause of death represented by coded numeric values.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Human Related: Watercraft collison
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Human Related: Flood Gate/Canal Lock
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Human Related: Other
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Perinatal (<=150cm)
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Natural: Cold Stress (beginning as a separate category from "Natural" in 1986)
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Natural: Other (includes red tide)
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Verified: Not necropsied
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Undetermined: Too decomposed
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Undetermined: Other
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: MORTALITY
- Attribute_Definition: Description of the DCODE field.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC-FWRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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A list of possible causes of mortality: (Human Related: Watercraft collision, Human Related: Flood Gate/Canal Lock, Human Related: Other, Perinatal (<=150 cm), Natural: Cold Stress (beginning in 1986), Natural: Other (includes red tide), Verified: Not necropsied, Undetermined: Too decomposed, Undetermined: Other)
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
- Address: 100 8th Ave. SE
- City: St. Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33701
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: metadata@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 FWC-FWRI 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 FWRI 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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<http://ocean.floridamarine.org/mrgis/Description_Layers_Marine.htm#manatee>
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Approximately ten working days, depending on workload and amount of information requested.
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- Metadata_Date: 20080911
- Metadata_Review_Date: 20200917
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- Contact_Person: Leslie Ward
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
- Contact_Position: Research Administrator II
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
- Address: 100 8th Ave. SE
- City: St. Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33701
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626
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All data must be credited to FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute)
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