Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Database Data Entry Field Descriptions

NameDefinition
6 Month PeriodThe 6 month period when report is required
Active?Identifies active users of system (Yes) or historical (i.e., inactive) users (No)
Additional Narrative (for birth records)Additional Narrative about the birth
Additional Narrative (for release records)Additional Narrative about the release
Additional Narrative (for rescue records)Additional Narrative about the rescue
Annual Budget or Project budgetThe budget of the research project; can be annually, total project cost, etc.
Birth DateThe date the manatee was born mm/dd/yyyy
Bloods taken?Was a blood test given to the manatee; select Blood work Abnormal-please comment, Blood work Normal, no Blood work done, Unknown
Bottom Feeding?From Pre-Release Authorization; only required for naïve animals (1=Yes, 0=No)
BudgetThe budget for research project, in dollars
Cause of DeathThe cause and details of the manatee death
City (for release records)The city nearest to site where the manatee was released
City (for rescue records)The city nearest to site where the manatee was rescued
CommentsOther information about conditioning
Conditioning PurposeThe reason for conditioning the manatee
County (for release records)The county where the manatee was released
County (for rescue records)The county where the manatee was rescued
Dam MlogMlog of Dam
Date AppliedThe date tag was placed on animal (mm/dd/yyyy)
Date of EventThe date of the event (mm/dd/yyyy)
Death DateThe date manatee died (mm/dd/yyyy)
Death Occurred?Where in rescue, rehabilitation and release process the death occurred
Description of ProjectThe description of research project
EmailThe email address for user
End DateThe projected end date of research project (mm/dd/yyyy)
Entanglement Location on AnimalThe description of where the entanglement was located on the manatee
Estimated Length?Was length estimated? (Yes, No, Unknown)
Estimated Weight?Was weight estimated? (Yes, No, Unknown)
EuthanasiaWas animal euthanized? (1=Yes, 0=No)
EventThe event associated with tag (e.g., rescue, release)
Exposed to natural vegetation?From Pre-Release Authorization, only required for naïve animals (1=Yes, 0=No)
Exposure Time (months) (Relates to vegetation)

From Pre-Release Authorization; only required for naïve animals

The number of months the manatee has been conditioned with vegetation

Facility (for birth records)The facility where the manatee birth occurred
Facility (for death records)The facility where the manatee death occurred
Facility (for status update records)The facility where the manatee is currently held
Facility/Field Station (for release records)The facility where manatee was held prior to release
Facility/Field Station (for rescue records)The facility that rescued the manatee and/or received the manatee or the facility or field station of the reporter
Facility Transported toThe facility which receives the rescued manatee
First NameThe first name of user
If Other, explain (for death record)The explanation of death causes and details not found in the tables
Navigation Lock/Floodgate/Weir

Identification of flood gate where animal was trapped.

Will only be used if primary or secondary cause of rescue was entrapment.

Funding OrganizationThe funding organization for the research project
Gear DescriptionDetails of entanglement gear
Health DiagnosisDetails of current condition and prognosis of the manatee; to be completed by attending veterinarian
Health Status (for rescue records)The health status of a manatee after rescue; to be completed by attending veterinarian
Health Status (for status update records)The health status of the manatee; to be completed by attending veterinarian
Id TypeThe system to which an ID belongs; select Facility, Rescue, Mortality, Tag, Unidentified
Identification in other systemThe identification number used in other systems (e.g., Mortality ID, MIPS ID)
Last NameThe last name of user
Last Updated By

The user ID of individual who last changed the record

"D" will be entered for all records that have not been modified since their initial entry

Last Updated DateThe date record was last changed mm/dd/yyyy
LatitudeThe latitude where the manatee was rescued; will be between 0 and 90 and have 4 decimal places
LengthThe length of the manatee in cm; round to the nearest whole number
Length DateThe date when the animal was measured mm/dd/yyyy
LocationThe location where research project will be carried out
LongitudeThe longitude where the manatee was rescued; will be between 0 and -180 and have 4 decimal places
MLogThe unique ID number for a manatee in Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Database
Months Exp Water

From Pre-Release Authorization; only required for naïve animals

The number of months the manatee has been exposed to a specific water type

Name

The name of the manatee; can only one word and have no punctuation or numbers

Names cannot be duplicates from other systems (i.e., MIPS)

Participating Organizations (for all types of records)The names of all participating organizations, separated by commas
Permit Expiration DateThe date the research permit expires mm/dd/yyyy
Permit NumberThe permit number for the research project
Permit TypeThe type of permit
PhoneThe phone number of user; phone number format xxx-xxx-xxxx
PI AddressThe mailing address of PI
PI emailThe email address of the PI
PI NameThe name of PI
PI OrgThe organization where the PI is affiliated
PI PhoneThe phone number of PI; phone number format xxx-xxx-xxxx
PI IDCode for PI
Pot StatusThe status of the crab pot (Active, Derelict, Unknown)
Primary ID

The single primary ID for an animal that can be used on reports (1=Primary ID, 0 = Not Primary ID)

An animal can only have one primary ID

When a new animal is rescued, all ID's should be entered; Set the facility ID to be the primary ID, which will be entered in the initial rescue record (unless the animal already has a primary ID); if no facility ID, set the rescue ID to be the primary ID.

Primary Name

The primary name for the manatee; only one primary name is allowed for each manatee

If the manatee has a primary ID then Yes = 1, otherwise No = 0

Primary Cause (Rescue)The cause and detail of the manatee rescue
Primary Research CategoryThe primary research category
Project TitleThe project name
Project IDShort ID for project
Rearing TypeThe method of rearing; select wild reared, orphan hand reared, orphan foster reared, captive born hand reared, captive born foster reared, captive born dam reared
Release DateThe date the manatee is to be released mm/dd/yyyy
Release SiteThe site where the manatee was released
Release StatusThe release status of the manatee; releasable, select conditionally releasable, conditionally non-releasable, Non-releasable Pre-Act
Release TimeThe time period before the animal will be released; select > 1 year or within one year
Release Water type

From Pre-Release Authorization; only required for naïve animals

The type of water at release site; select brackish/saltwater, fresh or unknown

Relocated, where?The location where the manatee was re-located
Report DateThe date the record was first posted to database mm/dd/yyyy
Reporter

The individual who first posted the record to database

"D" will be entered for all records that have not be modified since their initial entry into the database

Rescue DateThe date manatee was rescued mm/dd/yyyy
Rescue IDAny ID from another system associated with the manatee (e.g., Facility ID, Tracking ID, Mortality ID)
Rescue Per DayThe number of rescues for the manatee for each rescue day. Unless a manatee is rescued twice in one day, rescue per day will always be 1
Rescue TypeThe type of rescue; select brought into captivity, assist and release, unsuccessful rescue or incidental rescue
Secondary Cause (Rescue)The secondary cause and detail of the manatee rescue
Secondary Research CategoryThe secondary research category
Security GroupThe code for the security group
SexThe sex of the manatee
Sire MlogThe Mlog of Sire
SpecifyText to explain "other" in either primary rescue cause or primary rescue cause detail
Start DateThe start date of the manatee research project mm/dd/yyyy
State (from the release record)The state where animal was released
State (from the rescue record)The state where animal was rescued
StimulusThe type of stimulus that is being used for conditioning
StudbookThe studbook number
Subject/Research QuestionThe subject or research question for the manatee project
Suspected Pregnant?Is the animal suspected to be pregnant? Select Yes, No or Unknown
SystemThe system which named the animal (e.g., MIPS)
Tag IdentifierThe identifier for the specific manatee tag (e.g., tag number, radio frequency)
Tag InformationThe additional information about the tag such as color, etc
Tag TypeThe type of tag (e.g., Pit, satellite, freeze brand)
TitleThe title of project
TrackerThe name of the person tracking the manatee
TransporterThe organization that transports the manatee
Type of GearThe type of gear the manatee entangled is in
User IDThe unique identifier for every user of system; must be at least 5 characters, and no more than 10
Vegetation Type

From Pre-Release Authorization; only required for naïve animals

The types of vegetation the manatee has been fed during rehabilitation

VeterinarianThe attending manatee veterinarian
Waterway (from release record)The waterway where animal was released
Waterway (from rescue record)The waterway where animal was rescued
WeightWeight of the manatee in kg; round to the nearest whole number
Weight DateThe date the manatee was weighed mm/dd/yyyy
Where ConceivedWas the manatee conceived in wild or in captivity
Year ReportThe part of the year the report is being entered