The Fish and Wildlife Research Institute serves a variety of marine related data through our Marine Resources Geographic Information System (MRGIS) Internet Map Server (IMS). This page provides a short description of each layer with links to Federal Geographic Data Clearinghouse (FGDC) compliant metadata and zipped files for download. The datum for all files is NAD83, using a customized Albers projection, in meters.

• Boating
• Seagrass
• Ocean Bottom Habitats
• Bathymetry
• Harmful Algal Blooms
• Manatee
• Turtle
• Parks and Recreation
• Management
• Base Layers

The zipped shapefiles provided below can be uncompressed using shareware programs Winzip or IZArc.ArcExplorer, a lightweight GIS data viewer, can be used to view these shapefiles. A free copy of ArcExplorer may be downloaded from the ESRI Web site.

Many GIS data layers from the Center For Spatial Analysis have been converted to Google Earth files for easy viewing within the free Google Earth viewer. Google Earth requires an Internet connection. In order to view these files.you must have Google Earth installed on the computer you are using. If you do not have Google Earth, you can download it from the Google Earth web site. Google Earth requires an Internet connection, so if you do not have one, you will not be able to view these files. If you do and Google Earth is installed on your computer, you can simply click on the highlighted links below and choose "open" when you are prompted.

This GIS data set shows the locations of marine facilities around Florida. These data were created by FMRI staff referencing various sources. Attributes include type of facility and location (address).

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This GIS data set represents the aids to navigation (ATONs) for the Seventh and Eighth Coast Guard Districts. The term "aids to navigation" refers to devices outside of a vessel that are used to assist mariners in determining their position, safe course or warn them of obstructions. Aids to navigation include light buoys and beacons. This data set includes federal aids, which are installed and maintained by the Coast Guard, as well as some privately maintained aids. This data set does not include unofficial (illegal) aids, such as PVC pipes, placed without permission. This data set is not certified for navigation and is not intended for navigation purposes. Each USCG district headquarters is responsible for updating its database on an as-needed basis. When existing aids are destroyed or relocated and new aids are installed, the database is updated. Each aid is assigned an official light listing number. The Light List is a document listing the status of the ATONs; it is regularly published and distributed. Interim changes to the Light List are published in local notices to mariners. In addition, the USCG broadcasts notices to mariners on the marine band radio as soon as changes in the status of individual aids are reported. Navigators should use the official notices to mariners to maintain current charts. Annual (or more frequent) updates of the Aids to Navigation database can be obtained from each USCG district headquarters.

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The NW seagrass GIS data set was created by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Biological Resources Division (BRD) at the National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC) in Lafayette, LA. The study area is from Anclote Key to Perdido Bay on the Alabama-Florida state line. The aerial photos were obtained in December of 1992 and early 1993. Photos were 1:24,000 natural color. Aerial photos were interpreted and delineated by USGS, then transferred to a base map using a zoom transfer scope. The maps were digitized into ARC/INFO. There are a few data gaps in the data set due to a lack of complete aerial photo coverage in the Panhandle region (West Bay and Escambia Bay).

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This GIS data set represents 2006 seagrass data for St. Joseph Sound and Clearwater Harbor, Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay, Lemon Bay and Charlotte Harbor.

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The dataset serves as documentation of the seagrass habitat within Lower Charlotte Harbor and Estero Bay as it existed January 2004. Seagrass data was photointerpreted from 2004 1:24,000 scale natural color aerial photography and classified using the SFWMD modified FLUCCS classification system. Features were stereoscopically interpreted from the aerotriangulated aerial photography and vector data was compiled using analytical stereoplotters. Horizontal accuracy of meets NMAS for 1:12,000 scale maps. The minimum mapping unit for classification was 0.5 acres.

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This polygon GIS data set represents a compilation of statewide seagrass data from various source agencies and scales. The data were mapped from sources ranging in date from 1987 to 2007. Not all data in this compilation are mapped from photography; some are the results of field measurements. The original source data sets were not all classified in the same manner; some used the Florida Land Use Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCCS) codes 9113 for discontinuous seagrass and 9116 for continuous seagrass; some defined only presence and absence of seagrass, and some defined varying degrees of seagrass percent cover. In order to merge all of these data sources into one compilation data set, FWRI reclassified the various source data attribute schemes into two categories: "continuous" and "discontinuous" seagrass. In areas where studies overlap, the most recent study where a given area has been interpreted is represented in this data set.This data set is not comparable to previous statewide data sets for time series studies - not all areas have been updated since the previous statewide compilation and some areas previously not mapped are now included. Please contact GIS Librarian to request the source data if you need to do a time series comparison.

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Each point in this GIS data set represents a single deployment event (either a uniquely located artificial reef or deployments of the same reef on different days). Division of Marine Fisheries Management maintains and updates the source database. This data set represents deployments through March, 2008.

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These GIS data represent bottom type of the southwest coast of Florida. These data were digitized from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - National Ocean Service (NOS) Bathymetric Fishing Charts at a 1:100,000 scale. Bottom types represented are: Sand, Gravel, Rock, Shell, Mud, and Coral. These data extend from Sarasota Bay to Cape Romano.

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This GIS data set includes benthic data for Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary interpreted from . This multi-agency project involved FWC-FMRI, NOAA, and Dade County. 1 to 48,000-scale natural color aerial photography was interpreted and delineated by ecologists and FWC-FMRI staff. Each of the three regions had their data digitized in different manners. FKNMS used NOAA photogrammetrist and stereo analytical plotters. These plotter data were then converted into ARC-INFO. Biscayne Bay aerial photos were digitized by Greenhorne and O'Mara using stereo analytical plotters. Florida Bay data was digitized by NOAA-CSC in Charleston, SC by scanning the photos and the linework overlays. The classification system was the same for all three regions. A hard copy atlas and CD-ROM titled "Florida Marine Research Institute Technical Reports-Benthic Habitats of the Florida Keys", were created by the FWC/FMRI and NOAA. These data were edited in summer 2001 to correct attribute errors. The Florida Bay data was added to the layer at that time as well.

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These GIS data represent coral reef location in the Florida Keys. These data were created in conjunction with the Atlas of Artificial Reefs in Florida 4th edition of the Florida Sea Grant Program. Point locations were generated from the atlas and digitized in ArcInfo at a 1:40,000 scale by FMRI.

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This GIS data set represents sampling sites of the Coral Reef Monitoring Program. The Coral Reef Monitoring Project is a multi-agency collaborative effort between three institutions: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Florida Marine Research Institute (FWC-FMRI), University of Georgia Institute of Ecology (UGA), and University of Charleston, South Carolina Department of Biology (UCSC). Data describes stony coral composition and percent cover values for stony corals, octocorals, sponges, zooanthids, macroalgae, seagrass, and substrate. Four different habitat types are sampled annually from 40 different sites beginning in 1996. Data is collected at each site through video data analysis using twelve 22m permanent video transects 40 cm off the benthos. Raw video is digitized by framegrabbing and post-processing. Digital images are analyzed using "Point Count for Coral Reefs" software which randomly places ten points on each image for categorization of benthos. ASCII files are generated for each station ranging from 1500-1800 analyzed records.

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These GIS data were created as a result of the 1992 Panhandle Big Bend Seagrass mapping project by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC). Both linear and polygonal features were delineated. The oyster data coverage was created by conducting an ARC/INFO RESELECT. Information for this data set will be the same as that for the NW Seagrass 1992 (FMRI.seagrass_nw_fl_1992_poly).

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This GIS data set includes the nearshore bathymetry of the Florida Keys, from Islamorada to the Dry Tortugas, as lines representing bathymetric contours and polygons representing the depth ranges between the contours. While only the polygon data are served on the ArcIMS site, line contours are also available by request. Please see the Distribution Information section below for data request procedures. Geonex digitized the contours during 1991-1992 from clean, wrinkle-free paper National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) nautical charts, using the most current versions of the charts available at that ime. The source charts used to create this data set varied in scale from 1:10000 to 1:80000, but in all cases the largest scale charts available were used. Geonex staff also interpolated additional contours not present on the charts.

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This GIS data set includes the nearshore bathymetry of the southeast coast of Florida from, West Palm Beach to Islamorada, as lines representing bathymetric contours and polygons representing the depth ranges between the contours. While only the polygon data are served on the ArcIMS site, line contours are also available by request. Please see the Distribution Information section below for data request procedures. Geonex digitized the contours during 1991-1992 from clean, wrinkle-free paper National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) nautical charts, using the most current versions of the charts available at that time. The source charts used to create this data set varied in scale from 1:10000 to 1:80000, but in all cases the largest scale charts available were used. Geonex staff also interpolated additional contours not present on the charts.

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This GIS data set includes the nearshore bathymetry of the Florida Everglades, from Crocodile Point to Naples, as lines representing bathymetric contours and polygons representing the depth ranges between the contours. While only the polygon data are served on the ArcIMS site, line contours are also available by request. Please see the Distribution Information section below for data request procedures. Geonex digitized the contours during 1991-1992 from clean, wrinkle-free paper National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) nautical charts, using the most current versions of the charts available at that time. The source charts used to create this data set varied in scale from 1:40000 to 1:80000, but in all cases the largest scale charts available were used. Geonex staff also interpolated additional contours not present on the charts.

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This GIS data set includes the nearshore bathymetry of Charlotte Harbor and its surrounding waters, as lines representing bathymetric contours and polygons representing the depth ranges between the contours. While only the polygon data are served on the ArcIMS site, line contours are also available by request. Please see the Distribution Information section below for data request procedures. Geonex digitized the contours during 1991-1992 from clean, wrinkle-free paper National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) nautical charts, using the most current versions of the charts available at that time. The source charts used to create this data set varied in scale from 1:40000 to 1:80000, but in all cases the largest scale charts available were used. Geonex staff also interpolated additional contours not present on the charts.

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This GIS data set includes the nearshore bathymetry of the central east coast of Florida, including the Indian River Lagoon, as lines representing bathymetric contours and polygons representing the depth ranges between the contours. While only the polygon data are served on the ArcIMS site, line contours are also available by request. Please see the Distribution Information section below for data request procedures. Geonex digitized the contours during 1991-1992 from clean, wrinkle-free paper National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) nautical charts, using the most current versions of the charts available at that time. The source charts used to create this data set varied in scale from 1:10000 to 1:80000, but in all cases the largest scale charts available were used. Geonex staff also interpolated additional contours not present on the charts.

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This GIS data set includes the nearshore and offshore bathymetry of the northern west coast of Florida as lines representing bathymetric contours and polygons representing the depth ranges between the contours. While only the polygon data are served on the ArcIMS site, line contours are also available by request. Please see the Distribution Information section below for data request procedures. Geonex digitized the contours during 1991-1992 from clean, wrinkle-free paper National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) nautical charts. Geonex used the most current versions of the charts available at that time. The source charts used to create this data set varied in scale from 1:10000 to 1:80000, but in all cases, the largest scale charts available were used. Geonex staff members also interpolated additional contours not present on the charts. Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) staff members digitized the offshore contours from a clean, wrinkle-free paper copy of NOAA Nautical Chart 11006 at a scale of 1:875,000.

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This GIS data set includes the nearshore bathymetry of the northern east coast of Florida, including the St. Johns River, as lines representing bathymetric contours and polygons representing the depth ranges between the contours. While only the polygon data are served on the ArcIMS site, line contours are also available by request. Please see the Distribution Information section below for data request procedures. Geonex digitized the contours during 1991-1992 from clean, wrinkle-free paper National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) nautical charts, using the most current versions of the charts available at that time. The source charts used to create this data set varied in scale from 1:15000 to 1:80000, but in all cases the largest scale charts available were used. Geonex staff also interpolated additional contours not present on the charts.

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This GIS line data set represents depth contours (bathymetry) for the offshore areas of the northwest coast of Florida from Apalachicola to the Tampa Bay, as shown in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Nautical Chart 11400. FMRI staff digitized the contours off of a clean, wrinkle-free paper chart, using the most current version of the chart that was available in 1997.

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This GIS line data set represents depth contours (bathymetry) for the offshore areas of North Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas, as shown in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Nautical Chart 11480. FMRI staff digitized the contours off of a clean, wrinkle-free paper chart in 1997, using the most current version of the chart that was available in 1997.

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This GIS line data set represents depth contours (bathymetry) for the offshore areas of the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic Bight, and northern Caribbean, as shown in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Nautical Chart 411. FMRI staff digitized the contours off of a clean, wrinkle-free paper chart, using the most current version of the chart that was available in 1997.

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This GIS data set includes the nearshore bathymetry of the northern east coast of Florida, including the St. Johns River, as lines representing bathymetric contours and polygons representing the depth ranges between the contours. While only the polygon data are served on the ArcIMS site, line contours are also available by request. Please see the Distribution Information section below for data request procedures. Geonex digitized the contours during 1991-1992 from clean, wrinkle-free paper National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) nautical charts, using the most current versions of the charts available at that time. The source charts used to create this data set varied in scale from 1:15000 to 1:80000, but in all cases the largest scale charts available were used. Geonex staff also interpolated additional contours not present on the charts.

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This GIS line data set represents depth contours (bathymetry) for the offshore areas around the Florida Keys, from Fowey Rocks to American Shoal, as shown in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Nautical Chart 11450. FMRI staff digitized the contours off of a clean, wrinkle-free paper chart, using the most current version of the chart that was available in 1997.

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This GIS line data set represents depth contours (bathymetry) for the offshore areas of the EASTERN Gulf of Mexico between Key West, Florida and the Mississippi River Delta, as shown in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Nautical Chart 11006. FMRI staff digitized the contours off of a clean, wrinkle-free paper chart, using the most current version of the chart that was available in 1997.

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This GIS data set includes the nearshore bathymetry of the state of Florida as lines representing bathymetric contours. These data are a Florida compilation of the Florida Marine Research Institute's regional nearshore bathymetry contours. Geonex digitized the contours during 1991-1992 from clean, wrinkle-free paper National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) nautical charts, using the most current versions of the charts available at that time. The source charts used to create this data set varied in scale from 1:10000 to 1:80000, but in all cases the largest scale charts available were used. Geonex staff also interpolated additional contours not present on the charts.

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This GIS line data set represents depth contours (bathymetry) for the offshore areas of South Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas, as shown in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Nautical Chart 11013 39th Ed., Apr 25/92. FMRI staff digitized the contours off of a clean, wrinkle-free paper chart. This data set also includes the Bahamas shoreline.

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This GIS line data set represents depth contours (bathymetry) for the offshore areas of the southeast coast of Florida from Cape Canaveral to the Florida Keys, as shown in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Nautical Chart 11460. FWRI staff digitized the contours off of a clean, wrinkle-free paper chart, using the most current version of the chart that was available in 1997. Shoreline and bathymetry of the Bahamas Banks were also digitized.

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This GIS line data set represents depth contours (bathymetry) for the offshore areas between Havana, Cuba and Tampa Bay, Florida, as shown in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Nautical Chart 11420. FWRI staff digitized the contours off of a clean, wrinkle-free paper chart, using the most current version of the chart that was available in 1997.

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This polygon GIS data set visually represents Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) regions for the state of Florida The Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) region boundaries are based on the general behavior of blooms in a region.This data set was created from FMRI's 1:24000 counties data set. Attributes were added to include the three HAB region names. The boundaries were then extended with a 3 nautical mile buffer to separate inshore and offshore sampling efforts. These data are for cartographic use only; they are not intended for use as legal boundaries.

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GIS point shapefile of sampling locations for the phytoplankton that causes red tide, Karenia brevis. Sampling sites dates range from August 1953 through the latest spatially verified data presently available. The HAB shapefile is a spatial representation of information gathered in the HAB Historical Database, which provides information on the presence and absence of Karenia brevis.

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GIS point shapefile of recent sampling locations for the phytoplankton that causes red tide, Karenia brevis. This shapefile is an accumulation of recent HAB events and serves as a temporary file until the data mature past two months. The HAB shapefile is a spatial representation of information gathered in the HAB Historical Database, which provides information on the presence and absence of Karenia brevis.

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GIS point shapefile of sampling locations for the phytoplankton that causes red tide, Karenia brevis. Sampling sites dates range from August 1953 through the latest spatially verified data presently available. The HAB shapefile is a spatial representation of information gathered in the HAB Historical Database, which provides information on the presence and absence of Karenia brevis.

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Manatee synoptic surveys are one tool for estimating the size of the population. These surveys are two-day winter aerial surveys of manatees that cover all of the manatee's wintering habitats in Florida and southeast Georgia. Surveys are conducted up to 3 times per winter, after cold fronts pass through Florida (December - March). When it is coldest, manatees aggregate at natural warm springs and thermal discharges from power and industrial plants.

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Database contains flight routes for the 2006 Synoptic Survey. Manatee synoptic surveys are one tool for estimating the size of the population. These surveys are two-day winter aerial surveys of manatees that cover all of the manatee's wintering habitats in Florida and southeast Georgia. Surveys are conducted up to 3 times per winter, after cold fronts pass through Florida (December - March). When it is coldest, manatees aggregate at natural warm springs and thermal discharges from power and industrial plants.

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GIS point coverage of manatee carcass locations in Florida between April 1974 through to the latest spatially verified data presently available. Locations are based on both coordinates or maps provided by Law Enforcement of field staff. FMRI, Endangered and Threatened Species GIS Staff then verify that the coordinates provided match the location when mapped using the current FWC - Florida base map at a 1:40,000 scale.

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The State of Florida, through the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Florida Marine Research Institute, coordinates the Florida Nesting Beach Survey program (SNBS). The SNBS was initiated in 1979 under a cooperative agreement between FWC (then DNR) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Its purpose is to document the total distribution, seasonality, and abundance of nesting by sea turtles in Florida. Three species of sea turtles, the loggerhead (Caretta caretta), the green turtle (Chelonia mydas), and the leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), nest regularly on Florida’s beaches. All the species are listed as either Threatened or Endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Survey data are derived from observations of tracks and other nesting signs left on the beach by sea turtles. Species identifications and determinations of nesting or non-nesting emergences are based on the evaluation of features of the track and the nest. Data are gathered through a network of permit holders consisting of private conservation groups, volunteers, consultants, academics, local governments, federal agencies, and the Florida Park Service. Results are used by managers to evaluate and minimize impacts to turtles and their nests due to human activities such as coastal construction, beach renourishment, and recreation, as well as to identify important areas for enhanced protection or land acquisition.

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Coordinated by the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI), the Florida 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 FMRI 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 FMRI staff for gross or detailed necropsy. Each week, FMRI 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. FMRI 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).

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These GIS data represent the boundary of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) in polygon format. These data were generated from latitude and longitude coordinates in degrees, minutes, and seconds as given in the Federal Register. The first version of this data set was created at FWRI in 1998. The current version includes the January 2001 changes, including the Tortugas Ecological Reserve North and South areas as part of the FKNMS, in the boundary description.
Because the FKNMS shares boundaries with other existing managed areas, every effort was made to use the most precise coordinates available for these boundaries. However, due to precision differences in the definitions, these shared boundaries may appear different in GIS layers that were created based on definitions of the other managed areas. This edition was created using the most precise coordinates available.
The following sources were used to make these data: 1) boundary of FKNMS, Federal Register 2) boundary of Everglades National Park, National Park Service (based on 1:24k USGS Quads) 3) boundary of Biscayne Bay National Park, National Park Service (based on 1:24k USGS Quads) 4) existing shoreline at 1:40,000 scale.

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This GIS data set represents aquatic preserves (AP) in the State of Florida. The Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) originally created Aquatic Preserves (AP) in the State of Florida from legal descriptions using 1:24000 scale shoreline. Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas (CAMA) now maintains the data set. Aquatic preserves are ecologically significant submerged lands maintained in relatively pristine condition.

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This GIS data layer contains polygon features for Florida Beach names. The classification of features is based upon guidelines for developing digital ESI (Environmental Sensitivity Index) atlases and databases. The ESI classification was performed 06/1993.

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This GIS polygon data set represents the state parks of Florida. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) maintains these data and provides biannual updates.  FDEP last updated this data set in 2005. Attributes were derived from Properties Under the Jurisdiction of Division of Recreation and Parks.

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These GIS data represent the Dry Tortugas Ecological Reserve boundary. Attribute data explain restrictions for each area as well as name of area. These data were generated from latitude and longitude coordinates from the Federal Register.

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This GIS data set represents the 2007-2008 Wildlife Management Areas administered by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and other associated public use areas. These data are intended as a general reference map only. More information on activities permitted in individual areas can be found from the links on FWC's Web site.

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This GIS data set represents the dispersal, secondary and primary ranges for the Florida panther. These data are intended as a general reference map only.

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This GIS data set represents the 2008 Black Bear Ranges. These data are intended as a general reference map only.

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This is a polygon data layer for public (and some private) lands that the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) has identified as having natural resource value and that are being managed at least partially for conservation purposes. The term "Managed Area" refers to a managed conservation land.

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This GIS data set contains "areas to be avoided" (ATBA) in the Florida Keys. Under the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act, "Operating a tank vessel or a vessel greater than 50 meters in length is prohibited in all areas to be avoided, except if such vessel is a public vessel and its operation is essential for national defense, law enforcement, or responses to emergencies that threaten life, property, or the environment." These data were GENERATEd from coordinates in legal descriptions downloaded from the Federal Register. These data reflect the June 2001 amendment to the "areas to be avoided" boundaries.

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This is a Florida GIS data set containing the boundaries of the five water management districts, reflecting the boundary change effective July 1, 2003. FMRI obtained these data from the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD.) Although only the region polygon shapefile is served on the ArcIMS site, an arc version is also available. The arcs have been coded so that they may be drawn with or without the coastline. This data set is intended for cartographic purposes only.

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This GIS data set represents Regional Planning Council (RPC) boundaries, with attributes to also describe zones, regions, and counties. These data were an arc coverage then merged with a Florida shoreline at a 1:100,000 scale to create a polygon coverage.

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This GIS data set shows the FWC regions with a generalized shoreline.

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This polygon GIS data set visually represents the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Law Enforcement,Bureau of Emergency Response (BER) Districts. The Bureau of Emergency Response District boundaries are based on the counties that each BER Office serves. The data set was created from FMRI's 1:24000 counties data set, which was attributed to include the BER district name and then DISSOLVEd on that name. Attributes were added to include contact information for each district. The extensions of county boundaries into water may be arbitrary. These data are for cartographic use only; they are not intended for use as legal boundaries.

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This GIS data set represents the shoreline of Florida in polygon format at a 1:1,000,000 scale. FWRI acquired this data set from the Defense Mapping Agency.

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This GIS data set represents a general Florida shoreline in a quick drawing, minimally detailed polygon and line format.

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This GIS data set represents the Florida shoreline as polygons and lines. Initially digitized in 1990 by USFWS under FMRI contract, the data set was created from the most current National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Nautical Charts available at the time. The scale of the source charts varied from 1:10,000 in some harbors to 1:80,000 in the Big Bend area. However, most of the source scale is 1:40,000. The current data set is the result of revisions to the 1990 version. Some areas, including inland areas where there is no chart coverage and areas that have needed more accuracy for individual projects, have been digitized from USGS 7.5-minute Quadrangles and Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangles (DOQQs).

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This polygon and line GIS data set represents the counties of the state of Florida. The county boundaries and shoreline draw quickly, but detail is minimal. The original source and scale of the data are unknown, but the scale is believed to be approximately 1:500,000.

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This GIS data set represents the counties and shoreline of the state of Florida, including inland lakes and rivers, at a 1:100,000 scale. Data obtained from US census 2000 files were downloaded by county from ESRI's ArcData Online and MAPJOINed to form the Florida data set. The "water polygons" and "counties" data were used to create this data set.

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This GIS data set contains Florida county boundaries found on the most recent 7.5-minute USGS (1:24000 scale) quadrangles available in 1997. The county borders extend to the state water line. The linework along the state borders with Alabama and Georgia exactly matches FMRI's 1:40K shoreline.

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This GIS data set represents the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) line of the southeast United States. The EEZ line represents the separation of federal waters from international waters. On March 10, 1983, U.S. President Ronald Reagan signed proclamation 5030, which established the U.S. Excusive Economic Zone (EEZ). This consists of those areas adjoining the territorial sea of the U.S., the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. overseas territories and possessions. The EEZ extends up to 200 nautical miles (370 km) from the U.S. coastline. About 15 percent of this area lies on the geologic continental shelf and is shallower than 200 meters. Within its EEZ, the U.S. has sovereign rights over all living and non-living resources. Other nations may exercise freedom of vessel navigation and overflight within the U.S. EEZ (Source: Year of the Ocean Discussion Papers 1998; 2nd Ed. of Coastal and Ocean Law by Kalo et al. 1994).

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This GIS data set comprises an update to the shoreline habitat component of the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) and Gulf-Wide Information System (G-WIS) databases for the coastal zone of Florida, including the lower St. Johns River. The ESI and G-WIS data suites characterize coastal habitats and resources for environmental planning and natural resource management purposes, including oil spill planning and response. The ESI and G-WIS data include three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. The data layer described in this document contains the linear ESI (complete chains) shoreline habitat classification.

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This GIS data set represents the Public Lands Survey System (PLSS) grid at 1:100000 scale. These data were derived from U.S. Census Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing system (TIGER) files. FMRI acquired these data in a GIS format from the Florida Joint Legislative Management Committee on Economic and Demographic Research.

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This GIS data set represents the counties of the states bordering the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic ocean, from Delaware to Texas. This data set also includes a general shoreline of eastern Mexico.

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