This GIS data set represents boundaries of Fish Management Areas (FMA) administered by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). These data are intended as a general reference map only. More information on activities permitted in individual areas can be found on the FWC Division of Freshwater Fisheries Web site: http://floridafisheries.com/fma/index.html.
This GIS data set was created to represent a comprehensive statewide data set of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Fish Management Areas.
Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was known as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). The institute name has not been changed in historical data sets or references to work completed by the Florida Marine Research Institute. The institute name has been changed in references to ongoing research, new research, and contact information.
Based on information from the FWC Division of Freshwater fisheries Management
FWC-FWRI must be credited. Acknowledgement 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 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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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Attributes are accurate as source data.
These data are logically consistent.
These data are complete for the state of Florida.
Positional accuracy has not been determined. Data were digitized from 1999 DOQQs.
This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan
Spatial and Attribute Information
Spatial and Attribute Information
Fish Management Area boundaries were produced using "heads-up" digitizing methods based on 1999 USGS infrared imagery (DOQQ).
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
Updated data in Fall 2005.
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
Received new FMA data from Freshwater Fisheries Management (http://floridafisheries.com/fma/index.html). Areas no longer managed were deleted and new areas were added. New FMAs were created based on FDEP Lakes Features.
Removed Chain of Lakes FMA (Crescent Lake) and added Lake Bryant, Lake Apopka, and Lake Arbuckle per Bob Wattendorf.
The acronym "FMA" for Fish management Area was appended to the end following records' name fields: Lake Apopka, Lake Arbuckle, Lake Bryant, & Lake Josephine.
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Please contact the GIS Librarian for any data requests.
GeoPlan downloaded this data in shapefile format from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute FTP site on June 21, 2017. The data was received as a shapefile in projection: NAD_1983_2011_Florida_GDL_Albers. The dataset was then projected from NAD_1983_2011_Florida_GDL_Albers to FGDL Albers HARN using NAD_1983_To_HARN_Florida transformation. This is the first time we've received this dataset in NAD_1983_2011_Florida_GDL_Albers. Previously it came in a custom PCS Albers projection. Projecting using the following transformation: nad_1983_harn_to_nad_1983_2011 has introduced a shift between 0.5 and 1 meter. - Added DESCRIPT field based on NAME - Added a FGDLAQDATE field based on date received from source - Renamed shapefile from fish_mgt_areas_fl_poly to fishman_oct16 - Deleted fields SHAPE.LEN and SHAPE.AREA - Upcased all records in the attribute table
Dataset copied.
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Formal name of managed area
FFWCC_FWRI
Alternate name of managed area, or name of sub-area within managed area
FFWCC_FWRI
Type Fish Management Area (FMA)
FFWCC_FWRI
Producer/supplier of data
FFWCC_FWRI
County within which Fish Management Area (FMA) falls
FFWCC_FWRI
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) administrative region
FFWCC_FWRI
FGDL added field based on NAME
GeoPlan
FGDL added field based on date acquired from source
GeoPlan
Unique ID added by GeoPlan
GeoPlan
Area in meters
GeoPlan
Perimeter in meters
GeoPlan
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