Name: Florida’s Inshore Saltwater Fisheries-Independent Monitoring Stratified-Random Sampling Records
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Description: The Fisheries-Independent Monitoring (FIM) program is a long-term program designed to monitor the relative abundance of fishery resources in Florida’s major estuarine, coastal, and reef systems. Data collected by fisheries-independent methods avoid many of the problems that are inherent in fisheries-dependent (FD) data, such as changes in vessel types, fleet size, fishing gear, methods of operation, closed seasons, and size and bag limits. Florida’s Inshore FIM program uses a Stratified-Random-Sampling (SRS) approach in its survey design. The SRS design reduce statistical error in abundance estimates by distributing sampling effort among the available geographic and habitat strata. The FIM program divides each selected survey region into zones based on logistical and hydrological characteristics. The habitat types (i.e., depth, seagrass beds, shore type) available within each zone are identified and assigned as strata. Monthly sampling is then conducted by the FIM program at sites randomly selected from the strata available witin each zone. Sound management is required to preserve the health of Florida's marine environment for our present and future enjoyment. The Fisheries-Independent Monitoring program provides data and analyses of fishery stocks that are needed to determine necessary fisheries management measures and to assess the effectiveness of those measures after they have been enacted.
Copyright Text: FWC: FWRI Saltwater Fisheries Monitoring section is responsible for the source tabular data. The FWC: FWRI: IS&M: Center for Spatial Analysis converted the tabular data into spatial data.
Description: <a href="http://atoll.floridamarine.org/Data/Metadata/SDE_Current/sea_turtle_stranding.htm" target=_blank>For full FGDC metadata record, please click here. </a><p>
Coordinated by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), the Florida Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN) is responsible for gathering standardized data on stranded marine turtles throughout the state. The Florida STSSN functions as a part of an eighteen state network led by NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). In Florida, strandings are documented by FWRI staff biologists and by a network of permitted participants located around the state. Live strandings are rescued and transported to properly permitted rehabilitation facilities. Data from strandings are collected on a standardized reporting form and include date, species, location, carapace length and width, carcass condition, carcass disposition, and information on anomalies (e.g., entanglement, propeller damage, fibropapillomas). Additionally, certain carcasses are regularly collected by FWRI staff for gross or detailed necropsy. Each week, FWRI reports Florida strandings to NMFS as a part of a management plan that is intended to reduce the incidental take of turtles in the shrimp fishery. FWRI also generates monthly and yearly stranding summary reports to monitor mortality and to detect and describe any unusual stranding events. Stranding data collected through the Florida STSSN have been used extensively in the identification of mortality factors and in the development of recovery actions (e.g., Turtle Excluder Device (TED) requirements, gill net regulations).
Copyright Text: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Description: <a href="http://atoll.floridamarine.org/Data/Metadata/SDE_Current/bog_frog.htm" target=_blank>For full FGDC metadata record, please click here. </a><p>
These data represent a collection of known Bog Frog locations compiled for the FWC Wildlife Habitat Conservation Needs report.
Copyright Text: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Description: <a href="http://atoll.floridamarine.org/data/Metadata/SDE_Current/Black_Bear_nuisance_reports_pnt.htm" target=_blank>For full FGDC metadata record, please click here. </a><p>
This shapefile contains the locations of calls from the public regarding human-black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) interactions in the state of Florida. This dataset includes only those reports that are associated with concurrent bear observations in the general vicinity of the caller. The data also were limited to those records obtained from the black bear database maintained by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and that were associated with a geographic coordinate.
Copyright Text: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Division of Habitat & Species Conservation
Description: <a href="http://atoll.floridamarine.org/data/Metadata/SDE_Current/black_bear_roadkill.htm" target=_blank>For full FGDC metadata record, please click here. </a><p>
This dataset contains the locations of Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) roadkills within the state of Florida that are contained in a database maintained by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). In this shapefile, we used only those records maintained by the FWC from which we could obtain a geographic coordinate.
Copyright Text: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Division of Habitat & Species Conservation
Description: <a href="http://atoll.floridamarine.org/data/Metadata/SDE_Current/black_bear_mortality_point.htm" target=_blank>For full FGDC metadata record, please click here. </a><p>
This dataset contains the locations of Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) mortalities, excluding roadkill data, within the state of Florida, maintained by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). In this shapefile, we used only those records maintained by the FWC from which we could obtain a geographic coordinate.
Copyright Text: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Division of Habitat and Species Conservation
Description: <a href="http://atoll.floridamarine.org/data/Metadata/SDE_Current/black_bear_relocation_point.htm" target=_blank>For full FGDC metadata record, please click here. </a><p>
This shapefile contains the locations of all black bear release locations (nuisance, road-injured, rehabilitated cubs, and research) in the state of Florida. Only those records for which a geographic coordinate could be obtained were included in this shapefile.
Copyright Text: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Division of Habitat and Species Management
Description: <a href="http://atoll.floridamarine.org/data/Metadata/SDE_Current/black_bear_captures_pnt.htm" target=_blank>For full FGDC metadata record, please click here. </a><p>
This shapefile contains the locations of all black bear capture locations (nuisance, road-injured, orphaned cubs, and research) in the state of Florida, where the end result of the capture activity did not result in the death of the animal (i.e. bear released on-site or relocated, or a cub taken into temporary holding for later release into the wild). Only those records for which a geographic coordinate could be obtained were included in this shapefile.
Copyright Text: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Division of Habitat and Species Conservation
Description: <a href="http://atoll.floridamarine.org/data/Metadata/SDE_Current/black_bear_telemetry.htm" target=_blank>For full FGDC metadata record, please click here. </a><p>
This spatial dataset is a compilation of 4 different spatial datasets from studies collecting black bear telemetry locations in Florida from 1983 to 2007. The following spatial datasets were included in this compilation: 'Bear Telemetry_A-Neils.shp', 'Bear_Telem_Ocala_wVegTypes.shp', 'Bear_Telemetry_2009.shp', and 'Black_Bear_Telemetry_Locations.shp'. CAUTION: Because of its comprehensive nature, the 4 original datasets had different goals, purposes, and assumptions. Data from one study (i.e., 'Source' attribute) should not be combined or compared with another without close examination.
Copyright Text: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Description: This spatial dataset shows point locations for male and female Florida black bears (Ursus americanus floridanus) wearing WildCell GPS/SMS collars from Lotek Wireless Inc. that were captured and collared in and around the Camp Blanding Wildlife Management Area in north central Florida. These locations were collected by FWC staff as part of the study “Black Bear Habitat Use in Camp Blanding Wildlife Management Area and Movements within the Ocala to Osceola Linkage” under contract by the Department of Military Affairs, Florida Army National Guard. The objectives of the study were to: identify current black bear spatial patterns and movements in Camp Blanding WMA and the Ocala to Osceola Corridor (O2O) to reveal core habitat and seasonal habitat use patterns and important food resources that drive movements across the fragmented landscape; identify lands of high conservation value within the O2O corridor to help plan for restoring and maintaining connectivity; and to assess black bear reproduction.
Copyright Text: J. W. McCown and Brian Scheick, FWC, were the principle investigators for the research project. Dana Karelus, University of Florida, converted the raw data into Excel and cleaned the data of errors. Eva Salinas, FWC, converted the dataset into spatial data.
Description: <a href="http://atoll.floridamarine.org/data/Metadata/SDE_Current/eagle_nesting.htm" target=_blank>For full FGDC metadata record, please click here. </a><p>
Known bald eagle nesting territories within the state of Florida were surveyed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) during the 2013 nesting season with fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft beginning in late November 2012 and extending through mid-April 2013. Nest locations were determined with the use of aircraft-based Global Positioning System (GPS) units. Accuracy of locations is estimated to be within 0.1 miles of the true location. Locations are given in longitude and latitude to hundredths of a minute. The Township, Range, and Section of each nest location are also provided. Township, Range, and Section were determined from the Public Land Survey System grid that includes Land Grant parcels. Yearly nest activity status is listed for the 1998 through 2013 nesting seasons. 'Y' denotes an active nest, 'N' denotes an inactive nest, 'U' denotes a nest that was visited but status was undetermined, '-' denotes an unobserved nest, and '*' denotes a nest that was not surveyed. New Survey Protocol: In 2008 the statewide bald eagle nesting territory survey protocol changed. The protocol change reduces annual statewide survey effort and increases the amount of information gained from the nests that are visited during the survey season. Nest productivity is now determined for a sub-sample of the nests that are surveyed annually. Nest activity and productivity information are critical to determining if the goals and objectives of the Bald Eagle Management Plan are being met.
Copyright Text: Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Description: <a href="http://atoll.floridamarine.org/data/Metadata/SDE_Current/flatwoods_salamander_01to2005.htm" target=_blank>For full FGDC metadata record, please click here. </a><p>
These data represernt positive identification observations of Flatwoods Salamanders from a 4 year FWC survey of ponds (2001-2005) through the range of Flatwoods Salamanders in Florida.
Copyright Text: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Name: Confirmed Florida Panther Depredations of Domestic Animals
Display Field: County
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Description: This dataset shows confirmed Florida panther depredations. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) panther biologists maintain a database of reported interactions. The interactions are categorized into the six following types: Sighting, Encounter, Incident, Threat, Attack, and Depredations. Depredation data were isolated and placed in this separate dataset.
Copyright Text: Data were collected by FWC panther biologists: Darrel Land, Dave Onorato, and Mark Lotz.
Description: This dataset shows confirmed human-Florida panther interactions. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) panther biologists maintain a database of reported interactions. The interactions are categorized into the five following types: Sighting, Encounter, Incident, Threat, and Attack.
Copyright Text: Data were collected by FWC panther biologists: Darrel Land, Dave Onorato, and Mark Lotz.
Description: <a href="http://atoll.floridamarine.org/data/Metadata/SDE_Current/panther_mortality.htm" target=_blank>For full FGDC metadata record, please click here. </a><p>
The Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) mortality database contains all known and documented mortalities including known or likely causes. This dataset reflects dead Florida panthers from 1972 to June 30, 2014.
Copyright Text: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Description: <a href="http://atoll.floridamarine.org/data/Metadata/SDE_Current/panther_telemetry.htm" target=_blank>For full FGDC metadata record, please click here. </a><p>
This dataset represents Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) radio-telemetry data collected February 1981-June 2014. These data were collected by three entities: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Everglades National Park (ENP), and Big Cypress National Preserve (BCNP). Methodology for the collection of telemetry locations was described by Land et al. (2008). Many of these panther locations were collected during the diurnal resting period (i.e., during early to mid-morning [Comiskey et al., 2002; Beier et al., 2003]).
Copyright Text: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Big Cypress national Preserve, & Everglades National Park
Description: <a href="http://atoll.floridamarine.org/data/Metadata/SDE_Current/Pine_barrens_treefrog.htm" target=_blank>For full FGDC metadata record, please click here. </a><p>
These data represent all known Pine Barrens Treefrog observation locations digitized from paper maps maintained by Paul Moler of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Copyright Text: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Description: <a href="http://atoll.floridamarine.org/data/Metadata/SDE_Current/Red_cockaded_woodpecker.htm" target=_blank>For full FGDC metadata record, please click here. </a><p>
This shapefile contains location information on the Red Cockaded Woodpecker collected by various state and federal agencies including the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. There is no attribute data for these RCW locations. Data were compiled by requesting information from a variety of federal, state, and local biologists, RCW researchers, and area managers who provided the information they had on hand. None of the data were collected in any standardized format nor under any certain protocol. Similar data, e.g., date recorded, location accuracy level, active/inactive status, were not collected or maintained between sites. The data set includes locations of active and inactive nest trees and centroids of cluster locations. The best description of those data would be as general locations of where RCWs have previously occurred. We urge caution against their use as definitive representation of RCW occurrence.
Copyright Text: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Description: <a href="http://atoll.floridamarine.org/data/Metadata/SDE_Current/Sand_skink.htm" target=_blank>For full FGDC metadata record, please click here. </a><p>
These data represent all known Sand Skink observation locations digitized from paper maps maintained by Paul Moler of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Copyright Text: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Description: <a href="http://atoll.floridamarine.org/data/Metadata/SDE_Current/Scrub_jay_1992_1993.htm" target=_blank>For full FGDC metadata record, please click here. </a><p>
This shapefile plots the locaitons of all Florida Scrub-Jays in 1992-1993 including the size (numbers) of individual families wherever possible. Participants in this project revistited known Florida Scrub-Jay localities to determine their current status; searched new, previously unsurveyed scrub patches for the presence of Florida Scrub-Jays; and compiled and attempted to confirm all existing information on recent Florida Scrub-Jay localities. Information was compiled from reliable , published or unpublished Florida Scrub-Jay surveys.
Description: <a href="http://atoll.floridamarine.org/data/Metadata/SDE_Current/Shorebirds_FSD_fl_pnt.htm" target=_blank>For full FGDC metadata record, please click here. </a><p>
The Florida Shorebird Database (FSD) collects current occurrence information and reproductive data on 6 focal species of solitary nesting shorebirds (American Oystercatcher, Black-necked Stilt, Killdeer, Snowy Plover, Willet, Wilson’s Plover) and 14 species of colonial nesting seabirds (Black Skimmer, Bridled Tern, Brown Noddy, Brown Pelican, Caspian Tern, Gull-billed Tern, Laughing Gull, Least Tern, Magnificent Frigatebird, Masked Booby, Roseate Tern, Royal Tern, Sandwich Tern, Sooty Tern). These species nest on beaches and sometimes rooftops along the Florida coast. The FSD also collects occurrence data on wintering species of shorebirds and seabirds using coastal habitat in Florida. The FSD is managed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and is maintained as a free online resource for information on Florida's shorebirds and seabirds.
Copyright Text: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Description: <a href="http://atoll.floridamarine.org/data/Metadata/SDE_Current/Snowy_plover_nests_2002to2006.htm" target=_blank>For full FGDC metadata record, please click here. </a><p>
These data represent Snowy plover nest site locations collected from a 2002-2006 FWC snowy plover status and distribution study. The FWC initiated its snowy plover survey project to (1) reassess the population size and distribution of snowy plovers breeding in Florida, (2) assess the population size and distribution of snowy plovers wintering in Florida, (3) assess productivity of snowy plovers nesting on Florida beaches, and (4) conduct a review of the literature on the Cuban snowy plover.
Copyright Text: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Description: <a href="http://atoll.floridamarine.org/data/Metadata/SDE_Current/StripedNewt_FL_pnt.htm" target=_blank>For full FGDC metadata record, please click here. </a><p>
The striped newt (Notophtalmus perstriatus) is identified as a Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) by Florida’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy and is considered to have a low population status and declining population trend. The striped newt is endemic to southern Georgia and northern Florida, occurring in widely scattered populations. These data identify recent known locations for Striped Newts in Florida.
Copyright Text: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Description: <a href="http://atoll.floridamarine.org/data/Metadata/SDE_Current/Wading_bird_rookeries_1999.htm" target=_blank>For full FGDC metadata record, please click here. </a><p>
This dataset includes estimates of percent composition of wading bird colonies located in 1999 by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission conducted a statewide aerial survey during 26 January-25 June 1999 to locate waterbird (herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, storks, anhingas, cormorants, and pelicans) breeding colonies and estimate colony size and species composition. Fixed-wing aircraft were used to fly statewide East-West survey transects at 5-km intervals. Survey routes deviated at times to allow inventory of previously known colonies from earlier surveys. Of the 1,065 sites visited in 1999, 371 (34.8%) were active colonies supporting one or more species of waterbirds, while 694 (65.2%) were inactive sites. The largest number of active colonies (n=158, 42.6%) were located in central Florida between 27º-29ºN latitude; only 72 (19.4%) of the colonies were located in northern Florida above 29ºN; the remaining colonies (n=141, 38.0%) were found in the southern part of the state below 27ºN. Of the 371 active colonies located in 1999, 72.5% (n=269) contained 2 or more nesting species, while only 12.1% (n=45) exhibited 5 or more nesting species. The colonies in the central region tended to contain more species per colony than both the northern and southern regions of the state. Fewer colonies were found in 1999 (n=371) compared to previous statewide surveys during 1976-1978 (n=378) and 1986-1989 (n=635). Except for the brown pelican and cattle egret, most species continued a trend of nesting in smaller numbers and in fewer colonies during 1999 compared to previous surveys. Of the active colonies located in 1999, 51.2% (n=190) were previously undocumented colonies, 43.9% (n=163) were active during 1986-1989, and 21.0% (n=78) were active during 1976-1978. Only 60 (16.2%) 1999 colonies were active during the 1976-1978, 1986-1989, and 1999 surveys. This database contains records for all known and verified colonies in the state of Florida that were surveyed by the FWC during the period 1999 nesting season. Nests discovered more recently than this are not included in the database. Each year, a number of new colony sites are found. For this reason, users of this database are cautioned that the absence of a colony record for a given property does not necessarily mean wading birds are not present. This colony locator service is not meant to replace a specific on-the-ground survey. Disturbance to the colony may occur if a visit is made, and many of the colonies are located on private land. Providing these locations does not confer any permission by FWC to access private property.
Copyright Text: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Description: <a href="http://atoll.floridamarine.org/data/Metadata/SDE_Current/wildlife_observations_point.htm" target=_blank>For full FGDC metadata record, please click here. </a><p>
This point dataset consists of the locations of species detected for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Wildlife Occurrence (WildObs) database in Florida. This spatial database contains attributes of wildlife observations that are the most commonly used by biologists. WildObs maintains records of species' distributions throughout the state in a database with a standardized format for recording and managing incidental, casual, or short-term systematic observations of wildlife. This database is a repository for data from planned surveys, contracted projects, and casual observations. Designed to be useful to biologists, particularly those with the Nongame Wildlife Program, WildObs maintains species lists and assists biologists in monitoring wildlife populations in protected or managed areas. In particular, the attributes associated with this spatial dataset were selected from the WildObs database as the most commonly used characteristics for biologists.
Copyright Text: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)
Description: This map displays all bald eagle nesting areas documented by FWC during statewide aerial surveys conducted from 1998 to 2017. Each polygon is labeled with the range of years where nest(s) were confirmed. Not every nesting area was surveyed in each year.The Historical Bald Eagle Nesting Areas map is not intended to take the place of a survey to determine the presence/absence, status, or exact location of a current eagle nest. Current eagle nests and potential habitat may or may not overlap with the nesting areas in this map.To request additional or more detailed information from the full bald eagle nesting database or for further information about FWC bald eagle nest monitoring, please email baldeagle@myfwc.com.