State Biodiversity Database Survey Contact: Donna Banowetz (Marine Research Assistant) Organization: Fl Dept of Environ. Protection/Marine Mammal Pathobiology Laboratory State: FL

NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?)

NAME Donna Banowetz TITLE Marine Research Assistant AGENCY/ORGANIZATION FL Dept of Environ. Protection/Marine Mammal Pathobiology Laboratory ADDRESS 3700 54th Ave South CITY, STATE, ZIP St. Petersburg, FL 33711 TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE Phone: (813)893-2904       Fax: (813)893-2907 EMAIL/FTP/WWW MMPLAB@HARPO.DEP.STATE.FL.US

ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) Florida Dept of Environmental Protection DATABASE NAME Manatee.SSD DATABASE ACRONYMS

DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): Manatee Mortality Data (ie., Morphometrics, dates, locations). There are supplemental databases associated with the above mentioned SAS Data Set, but the Manatee SSD set is a summary of each mortality and is most often used for requests. PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: Information on each manatee that has died. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.): Florida Dept of Environmental Protection, Florida Marine Research Institute. 1996. Manatee Salvage Database. Summary Report.

DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: 1974 - 1996, Present IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No): Yes EXPLAIN GAPS IN THE DATA:

HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED? Monthly Updated

WHEN WAS THE LAST UPDATE?: Feb., 1996 COMMENTS ON UPDATE STATUS:       SPATIAL DOMAIN OF DATA SET (Lat/Long coordinates, State/Region, etc.):   The United States & Puerto Rico (mostly Florida)

BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS: THEME SPECIES TYPE   Mammals Summary Data

PLACE KEYWORDS (Words/Phrases describing database extent & location): Original Database kept at the Marine Mammal Pathobiology Laboratory. Copy at the Bureau of Protected Species Management.

DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE   COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS:   DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE: Citation requirements COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS:   DATA ACCURACY: DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?): Very accurate. Corrections are dated and noted in a specific "correction" field when updates are made to the original database. QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: Original report is reviewed by staff for accuracy and completeness. Latitude and Longitude is checked via GIS and original reports for accuracy and updated accordingly. ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY, LOGICAL CONSISTENCY, COMPLETENESS & LINEAGE: All records are updated monthly and verified month by month. Reports are generated partially by person collecting animal -- initial observer is notified for location verification. Reports are reviewed and completed at the Pathobiology Laboratory after necrospy is completed. Reports are finalized, CC and mailed to interested parties, and updated to the main database approximately once a month. DATA REFERENCING: SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION & REFERENCING: DATA SET GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE INFORMATION (Is it geographically referenced?): YES, point/location information YES, by administrative boundary; see comments YES, by place; see comments COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING: Administrative Boundary: County Place: Waterway and nearest city ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): Database consists of all West Indian Manatees found dead in Florida and the U.S. (Trichechus manatus). Data includes cause of death, locations (regions) and general morphmetrics of each recovered manatee. DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set): Donna Banowetz, Marine Research Assistant FDEP/Marine Mammal Pathology Lab 3700 54th Ave South St. Petersburg, FL 33711 Phone:( 813)893-2904 Fax:( 813)893-2907 Email/FTP/WWW Address:   CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.): Other; see comments. COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM: Printed (hardcopy) information DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): 3 Megabytes ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET: Data Dictionaries COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: