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Executive Director's special subject reference files, 1993-2002.
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1.3 cubic ft.
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The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was established July 1, 1999 in Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution, as the result of a constitutional amendment passed in the November 1998 elections. The new Commission merged the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission and the Marine Fisheries Commission into one body with responsibility for conserving the state's fresh and saltwater aquatic life and wild animal life. Several marine-related programs administered by the Department of Environmental Protection, such as the Florida Marine Patrol, the Florida Marine Research Institute, and manatee and sea turtle programs, were also merged into the commission. The Commission's mission is to manage aquatic and wild animal life and their habitats and to preserve a diversity of species distributions that provide sustained ecological, recreational, scientific, educational, cultural, and economic benefits. The Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission was created in 1935 (Ch. 17016, Laws of Florida) to supersede the Department of Game and Fresh Water Fish (1927, Ch. 11838, Laws). The post of State Game and Fish Commissioner was originally created in 1913 (Ch. 6535, Laws) in the Department of Game and Fish. In 1969, the Commission was placed under the nominal control of the Department of Natural Resources (Ch. 69-106, Laws). In 1977, the Commission was reconstituted as an independent entity (Ch. 77-204, Laws).
Summary:
This series consists of reference files maintained by Executive Director Dr. Allan Egbert documenting particularly significant topics and activities in the years leading up to the merger of the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission with the Marine Fisheries Commission and other select units of the Department of Environmental Protection, particularly the Law Enforcement Division and the Protected Species programs, into the new Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. Dr. Egbert also served as transition Executive Director the Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. The series includes legislative files, working group notes, correspondence, news reports, and other related records documenting events surrounding the merger and the arguments of special interest groups surrounding those events. This series also contains information related to other special topics such as manatee protection, Everglades conservation, hunting legislation, and water quality planning.
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