| Name | Definition |
|---|---|
| 6 Month Period | The 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 budget | The budget of the research project; can be annually, total project cost, etc. |
| Birth Date | The 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) |
| Budget | The budget for research project, in dollars |
| Cause of Death | The 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 |
| Comments | Other information about conditioning |
| Conditioning Purpose | The 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 Mlog | Mlog of Dam |
| Date Applied | The date tag was placed on animal (mm/dd/yyyy) |
| Date of Event | The date of the event (mm/dd/yyyy) |
| Death Date | The date manatee died (mm/dd/yyyy) |
| Death Occurred? | Where in rescue, rehabilitation and release process the death occurred |
| Description of Project | The description of research project |
| The email address for user | |
| End Date | The projected end date of research project (mm/dd/yyyy) |
| Entanglement Location on Animal | The 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) |
| Euthanasia | Was animal euthanized? (1=Yes, 0=No) |
| Event | The 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 to | The facility which receives the rescued manatee |
| First Name | The 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 Organization | The funding organization for the research project |
| Gear Description | Details of entanglement gear |
| Health Diagnosis | Details 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 Type | The system to which an ID belongs; select Facility, Rescue, Mortality, Tag, Unidentified |
| Identification in other system | The identification number used in other systems (e.g., Mortality ID, MIPS ID) |
| Last Name | The 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 Date | The date record was last changed mm/dd/yyyy |
| Latitude | The latitude where the manatee was rescued; will be between 0 and 90 and have 4 decimal places |
| Length | The length of the manatee in cm; round to the nearest whole number |
| Length Date | The date when the animal was measured mm/dd/yyyy |
| Location | The location where research project will be carried out |
| Longitude | The longitude where the manatee was rescued; will be between 0 and -180 and have 4 decimal places |
| MLog | The 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 Date | The date the research permit expires mm/dd/yyyy |
| Permit Number | The permit number for the research project |
| Permit Type | The type of permit |
| Phone | The phone number of user; phone number format xxx-xxx-xxxx |
| PI Address | The mailing address of PI |
| PI email | The email address of the PI |
| PI Name | The name of PI |
| PI Org | The organization where the PI is affiliated |
| PI Phone | The phone number of PI; phone number format xxx-xxx-xxxx |
| PI ID | Code for PI |
| Pot Status | The 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 Category | The primary research category |
| Project Title | The project name |
| Project ID | Short ID for project |
| Rearing Type | The 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 Date | The date the manatee is to be released mm/dd/yyyy |
| Release Site | The site where the manatee was released |
| Release Status | The release status of the manatee; releasable, select conditionally releasable, conditionally non-releasable, Non-releasable Pre-Act |
| Release Time | The 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 Date | The 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 Date | The date manatee was rescued mm/dd/yyyy |
| Rescue ID | Any ID from another system associated with the manatee (e.g., Facility ID, Tracking ID, Mortality ID) |
| Rescue Per Day | The 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 Type | The 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 Category | The secondary research category |
| Security Group | The code for the security group |
| Sex | The sex of the manatee |
| Sire Mlog | The Mlog of Sire |
| Specify | Text to explain "other" in either primary rescue cause or primary rescue cause detail |
| Start Date | The 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 |
| Stimulus | The type of stimulus that is being used for conditioning |
| Studbook | The studbook number |
| Subject/Research Question | The subject or research question for the manatee project |
| Suspected Pregnant? | Is the animal suspected to be pregnant? Select Yes, No or Unknown |
| System | The system which named the animal (e.g., MIPS) |
| Tag Identifier | The identifier for the specific manatee tag (e.g., tag number, radio frequency) |
| Tag Information | The additional information about the tag such as color, etc |
| Tag Type | The type of tag (e.g., Pit, satellite, freeze brand) |
| Title | The title of project |
| Tracker | The name of the person tracking the manatee |
| Transporter | The organization that transports the manatee |
| Type of Gear | The type of gear the manatee entangled is in |
| User ID | The 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 |
| Veterinarian | The attending manatee veterinarian |
| Waterway (from release record) | The waterway where animal was released |
| Waterway (from rescue record) | The waterway where animal was rescued |
| Weight | Weight of the manatee in kg; round to the nearest whole number |
| Weight Date | The date the manatee was weighed mm/dd/yyyy |
| Where Conceived | Was the manatee conceived in wild or in captivity |
| Year Report | The part of the year the report is being entered |