Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

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state government agency wildlife management agency

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is a state agency responsible for managing and protecting Florida’s fish, wildlife, and their habitats through research, regulation, and conservation programs.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission canonical	38
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Law Enforcement	2
Florida state wildlife agency	2
Commissioners of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission	1
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission rules	1
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission	1
Florida Marine Fisheries Commission	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1054025 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Context triple: [Florida panther, managedBy, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission]

A. Florida Department of Environmental Protection
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is the state agency responsible for protecting Florida’s natural resources and overseeing environmental management and regulation.
B. South Florida Water Management District
The South Florida Water Management District is a regional government agency responsible for managing and protecting water resources in South Florida, including leading major restoration and flood control efforts.
C. Florida Department of Law Enforcement
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is the statewide law enforcement agency responsible for criminal investigations, forensic services, and support to local, state, and federal public safety partners in Florida.
D. Florida Department of Health
The Florida Department of Health is the state’s public health agency responsible for protecting and promoting the health of Florida residents through disease prevention, health regulation, and community health programs.
E. Florida Department of Management Services
The Florida Department of Management Services is a state agency that oversees administrative, business, and support functions for Florida’s government, including facilities, human resources, and procurement.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Target entity description: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is a state agency responsible for managing and protecting Florida’s fish, wildlife, and their habitats through research, regulation, and conservation programs.

A. Florida Department of Environmental Protection
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is the state agency responsible for protecting Florida’s natural resources and overseeing environmental management and regulation.
B. South Florida Water Management District
The South Florida Water Management District is a regional government agency responsible for managing and protecting water resources in South Florida, including leading major restoration and flood control efforts.
C. Florida Department of Law Enforcement
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is the statewide law enforcement agency responsible for criminal investigations, forensic services, and support to local, state, and federal public safety partners in Florida.
D. Florida Department of Health
The Florida Department of Health is the state’s public health agency responsible for protecting and promoting the health of Florida residents through disease prevention, health regulation, and community health programs.
E. Florida Department of Management Services
The Florida Department of Management Services is a state agency that oversees administrative, business, and support functions for Florida’s government, including facilities, human resources, and procurement.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	state government agency ⓘ wildlife management agency ⓘ
abbreviation	FWC ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Florida ⓘ
collaboratesWith	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
employs	biologists ⓘ conservation scientists ⓘ sworn law enforcement officers ⓘ
formedBy	Florida Constitution ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Florida
goal	conservation of Florida’s fish and wildlife resources for future generations ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	commercial marine fisheries regulations in Florida ⓘ statewide fishing regulations in Florida ⓘ statewide hunting regulations in Florida ⓘ wildlife management areas in Florida ⓘ
hasPart	Division of Freshwater Fisheries Management ⓘ Division of Habitat and Species Conservation ⓘ Division of Hunting and Game Management ⓘ Division of Law Enforcement ⓘ Division of Marine Fisheries Management ⓘ Fish and Wildlife Research Institute ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://myfwc.com ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Tallahassee, Florida ⓘ linked to: Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America
jurisdiction	State of Florida ⓘ linked to: Florida
legalForm	state agency ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Florida ⓘ
operatesIn	freshwater ecosystems in Florida ⓘ marine ecosystems in Florida ⓘ terrestrial ecosystems in Florida ⓘ
replaced	Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission ⓘ linked to: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Florida Marine Fisheries Commission ⓘ linked to: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
responsibleFor	boating safety enforcement in Florida ⓘ conservation education programs in Florida ⓘ conservation of wildlife habitats in Florida ⓘ endangered and threatened species management in Florida ⓘ enforcement of fish and wildlife laws in Florida ⓘ fisheries research in Florida ⓘ invasive species management in Florida ⓘ management of Florida’s fish resources ⓘ management of Florida’s wildlife resources ⓘ manatee protection in Florida ⓘ public hunting lands management in Florida ⓘ regulation of freshwater fishing in Florida ⓘ regulation of hunting in Florida ⓘ regulation of saltwater fishing in Florida ⓘ sea turtle conservation in Florida ⓘ wildlife conflict response in Florida ⓘ wildlife research in Florida ⓘ wildlife viewing and recreation programs in Florida ⓘ

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Referenced by (46)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Florida panther → managedBy → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Florida law enforcement agencies → hasPart → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Law Enforcement ⓘ

linked to: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission → replaced → Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission ⓘ

linked to: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission → replaced → Florida Marine Fisheries Commission ⓘ

linked to: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Choctawhatchee Bay fishing piers → regulatingAuthority → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Mallory Swamp Wildlife Management Area → managedBy → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Mallory Swamp Wildlife Management Area → governingBody → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Florida Reef Tract → monitoredBy → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Big Bend Wildlife Management Area → managingOrganization → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Manatee Observation and Education Center → partnerOf → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Lake Talquin Wildlife Management Area → managedBy → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Lake Talquin Wildlife Management Area → hasRegulationAuthority → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission rules ⓘ

linked to: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

FWC → fullName → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Division of Law Enforcement (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) → partOf → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

subject linked to: Division of Law Enforcement

Division of Law Enforcement (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) → parentAgency → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

subject linked to: Division of Law Enforcement

Division of Law Enforcement (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) → subordinateTo → Commissioners of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

subject linked to: Division of Law Enforcement

linked to: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Division of Habitat and Species Conservation → partOf → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Division of Habitat and Species Conservation → parentAgency → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Division of Freshwater Fisheries Management → partOf → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Division of Freshwater Fisheries Management → parentOrganization → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Division of Marine Fisheries Management → parentOrganization → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Division of Marine Fisheries Management → partOf → Florida state wildlife agency ⓘ

linked to: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Division of Hunting and Game Management → parentOrganization → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Division of Hunting and Game Management → partOf → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Division of Hunting and Game Management → worksWith → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Law Enforcement ⓘ

linked to: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Fish and Wildlife Research Institute → parentOrganization → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Fish and Wildlife Research Institute → operatedBy → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Fish and Wildlife Research Institute → partOf → Florida state wildlife agency ⓘ

linked to: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

The Turtle Hospital → worksWith → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Withlacoochee State Forest → recognizedBy → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Florida administrative agencies → includes → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Osceola Wildlife Management Area → managedBy → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Osceola Wildlife Management Area → governingBody → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Chain of Lakes near Kissimmee → hasManagementAuthority → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Lake Kissimmee → managingAuthority → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Lake Toho → managingAgency → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Executive branch of the Government of Florida → includesAgency → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Marine Unit (Tampa Police Department) → cooperatesWith → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

subject linked to: Marine Unit

Chipola River Wildlife Management Area → managingAgency → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Chipola River Wildlife Management Area → huntingRegulatedBy → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Chipola River Wildlife Management Area → fishingRegulatedBy → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Guana Dam → managingAgency → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Lake Griffin → isManagedBy → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Apalachicola River Wildlife and Environmental Area → managingOrganization → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Florida Wildlife Management Area system → administeredBy → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area → managedBy → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ

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