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2016. Lionfish data for batch upload. Created on 02/13/2017.
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Reference Number: 29536
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Date (year): 2016
Title:Lionfish data for batch upload
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Created on: 02/13/2017
Keywords: REEF, FWC, EDDMapS, NAS sighting reports, Personal communications, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean
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Pterois volitans/miles

    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Marathon Key, Flagler's Barge wreck dive (about 1.6 miles NE of Sombrero Reef)
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Cutter Rock
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Punta Salinas beach
    VI - Caribbean Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, Ritz Carlton
    Mexico - Caribbean Sea, Mexico, Quintana Roo, El Cozumeleno Resort
    HN - Caribbean Sea, Honduras, Gibsons Blight
    DO - Caribbean Sea, Dominican Republic, Bayahibe, hotel Be Live Canoa, offshore
    DO - Caribbean Sea, Dominican Republic, Punta Cana, forereef off Cap Cana
    JM - Caribbean Sea, Jamaica, Little Bay
    MS - Caribbean Sea, Montserrat, St. Patrick's
    Mexico - Caribbean Sea, Mexico, Quintana Roo, Nah Uxibal, Solomon Bay, reef
    AW - Caribbean Sea, Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Malmok Beach
    CW - Caribbean Sea, Netherlands Antilles, Curacao, Marriott Curacao
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Cruz del Sur wreck
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Sombrero light, 1 mile west
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, shallow reef
     - Caribbean Sea, Colombia, San Andres Island, next to San Andres Divers
    Mexico - Caribbean Sea, Mexico, Quintana Roo
    HN - Caribbean Sea, Honduras, White Hole
    DO - Caribbean Sea, Dominican Republic, Punta Cana, Cap Cana
    DO - Caribbean Sea, Dominican Republic, Punta Cana, fore reef off Cap Cana
    JM - Caribbean Sea, Jamaica, Rum Bottle Bay
    Mexico - Caribbean Sea, Mexico, Puerto Aventuras
    AW - Caribbean Sea, Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Druif Beach
    Bonaire - Caribbean Sea, Netherlands Antilles, Bonaire, Plaza Resort
    Panama - Caribbean Sea, Panama, Isla Bastimentos
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, Dredgers Key, approx. 150 ft. off the motor home park
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Sebastian, approx. 12 miles NE
    TX - Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Port Aransas, approx. 32 miles offshore, artificial reef site MI-712
    DO - Atlantic Ocean, Dominican Republic, Zoetrope Aqua Punta Cana
    Grand Bahama - Atlantic Ocean, Bahamas, Grand Bahama Island, Peterson Cay
    DM - Caribbean Sea, Dominica, Scotts Head Point (dive site)
    DO - Caribbean Sea, Dominican Republic, Punta Cana, forereef off Cap Cana
    DO - Caribbean Sea, Dominican Republic, Punta Cana, Playa Blanca
    MS - Caribbean Sea, Montserrat, St. Patrick's
    Mexico - Caribbean Sea, Mexico, Punta Xcalacoco, Azul Fives Hotel
    AW - Caribbean Sea, Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Eagle Beach
    CW - Caribbean Sea, Netherlands Antilles, Curacao, Jan Thiel Beach
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Rincon, Stella
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Boot Key Harbor marina
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Dry Tortugas, U-2513
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, southwestern point, offshore
    VI - Caribbean Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. John, Hart Bay, western side in rock formation below geometric shaped house
    MF - Caribbean Sea, Saint Martin, Baie Lucas
    HN - Caribbean Sea, Honduras, Roatan, Port Royal Reef
    DO - Caribbean Sea, Dominican Republic, Boca Chica
    DO - Caribbean Sea, Dominican Republic, Punta Cana, fore reef off Cap Cana
    JM - Caribbean Sea, Jamaica, Negril
    Mexico - Caribbean Sea, Mexico, Akumal Bay
    Mexico - Caribbean Sea, Mexico, north of Tulum, Soliman Bay
    AW - Caribbean Sea, Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, San Nicolas, Baby Beach, Santana Reef
    Nevis - Caribbean Sea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Nevis, Four Seasons
    VI - Caribbean Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, Buck Island, Dive Flag Rock
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Sun Bay, east side
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Aguadilla, Crash Boat
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Vega Baja, Puerto Nuevo Beach, a couple meters beyond the buoy lines
    TX - Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Port Aransas, approx 60 miles offshore, artificial reef site BA-A-132
    VI - Caribbean Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. John, Chocolate Hole
    VI - Caribbean Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Croix, St. Croix Country Club
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Pargue Nacional Isla de Cabras, offshore
    VI - Caribbean Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. John, Coral Bay Harbor
    VI - Caribbean Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. John, Round Bay
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Playa Buye, approx 50 ft. from last southern most house
    Grand Bahama - Atlantic Ocean, Bahamas, Grand Bahama, Viva Wyndham resort, offshore
    British Virgin Islands - Caribbean Sea, British Virgin Islands, Barracuda Bank
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Vieques
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Tres Palmas Marine Reserve, Steps Beach directly out from the steps at the reef edge
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Guanica, Guilligan's Island, Cayos de Cana Gorda
    TX - Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Aransas Bay, Mud Island
    TX - Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Port Aransas, approx. 55 miles offshore, artificial reef site MU-A-85
    VI - Caribbean Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. John, Little Lamshur Bay
    VI - Caribbean Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. John, Salt Pond Bay
    VI - Caribbean Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. John, Cinnamon Bay
    VI - Caribbean Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. John, Leinster Bay
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Bahia Bramadero, out from the old Punta Arenas Pool Hall
    Anguilla - Caribbean Sea, Anguilla, Roads bay in the harbor
    British Virgin Islands - Caribbean Sea, British Virgin Island, between Prickly Pear Island and Eustatia Island
    Virgin Gorda - Caribbean Sea, British Virgin Islands, Virgin Gorda, Biras Creek Beach
    VI - Caribbean Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. John, Princess Bay
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, small reef
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Laguna del Condado
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Guanica, Guilligan's Island
    RI - Atlantic Ocean, Rhode Island, Misquamicutt State Beach
    TX - Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Port Aransas, approx. 55 miles offshore, artificial reef site MU-A-85
    VI - Caribbean Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. John, Greater Lameshur Bay
    VI - Caribbean Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. John, Cinnamon Bay
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Playuela Garcia
    VI - Caribbean Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. John, Hansen Bay, Vie Beach
    VI - Caribbean Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. John, Brown Bay Beach
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Condado Plaza Hotel, 50 yds off beach
    New Providence - Atlantic Ocean, Bahamas, Nassau, British Colonial Hilton, offshore
    British Virgin Islands - Caribbean Sea, British Virgin Islands, Little Thatch Island
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Culebra, Rosario Beach
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Manti, Mar Chiquita Beach
    TX - Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Port Aransas, approx 90 miles offshore, artificial reef site BA-A-28
    TX - Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Port Aransas, approx. 20 miles offshore, Liberty Ship artificial reef site MU-802
    VI - Caribbean Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. John, Salt Pond Bay
    VI - Caribbean Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. John, Salt Pond Bay, WSW of mooring ball 28
    VI - Caribbean Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. John, Coral Bay
    VI - Caribbean Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. John, Pelican Rock Reef
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Isabela, La Posita Beach
    Great Abaco - Atlantic Ocean, Bahamas, Abaco Island, Mermaid Reef
    British Virgin Islands - Caribbean Sea, British Virgin Islands, Barracuda Bank
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Mosquito Pier
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Dry Tortugas, U-2513
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Playa La Pared
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Dry Tortugas, U-2513
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Snapper Ledge, Ball 2
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Jupiter Inlet, immediately off southeastern corner of the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Nature Area
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, south off Dania Pier
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Dry Tortugas, U-2513
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Key West, Ft. Zachary Taylor State Park
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, south of Peterson Key, Lobster trap
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Biscayne Bay, Oleta River State Park, kayak channel
    NC - Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina, Cape Hatteris, approx. 26 miles SSW
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, off Sugarloaf Key, small patch reef
    TX - Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Liberty Ship artificial reef site MI-616
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Culebra
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Dry Tortugas, U-2513
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, third reef ball from south end of mooring line
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Carrabelle, approx. 12 miles SE
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Charlotte Harbor, midway between the Northernmost and the middle hole (mid harbor)
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, east end of 7 mile Bridge where high voltage power lines cross bridge
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, off Long Key
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, off Sugarloaf Key, patch reef
    GA - Atlantic Ocean, Georgia, Savannah, approx. 88 miles east
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Bahia de Toa
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Balneario de Luquillo beach
    CU - Atlantic Ocean, Cuba, Cayo Guillermo, Playa Pilar
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Vieques
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Desecheo Ridge
    VI - Caribbean Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. John, Hansen Bay
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Dry Tortugas, U-2513
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Bill Braggs Cape FL State Park, by the lighthouse
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, 3 miles N of contents Key
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, Stirrup Key, next to channel marker R14
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Bahia Honda State Park, west side of the shelf by site 17
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Looe Key reef
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, SW of Arsnicker Keys, Hole#7
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Pompano Beach, offshore
    SC - Atlantic Ocean, South Carolina, Folly Beach, offshore
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, off Sugarloaf Key, small patch reef
    CU - Caribbean Sea, Cuba, Cayo Blanco (south of the city of Trinidad), twisted metal shipwreck in front of tourist/ranger station
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Vega Baja
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Dry Tortugas, U-2513
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Little Crawl Key
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Ormond Beach
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Dry Tortugas, U-2513
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida, St. Petersburg Beach, off of the beach jetty
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, south of Arsnicker Keys, Hole 042
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Sebastian, approx. 15 miles NE
    LA - Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, oil rig WD 117
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Rugged Key, north of Boca Chita
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Isla Palominos, west side
    CU - Atlantic Ocean, Cuba, southwest of Varadero Beach
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Desecheo Ridge
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Desecheo Ridge
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, Key Largo Kampground, canal
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Desecheo Ridge
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Vieques, Mosquito Pier
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, near Big Pine Key
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Ft. Pierce Inlet
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, Marathon Key, off of the coast
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Key West, south shore under boardwalk
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Looe Key Reef, buoy # 15
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida keys, Conch Reef
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Key West, Ft. Zachary State Park
    AL - Gulf of Mexico, Alabama, Lulu (dive site, shipwreck)
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Bahia Honda State Park, campsite 72, about 100 ft offshore
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Islamorada, Tavernier Creek
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Desecheo Ridge
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Vieques, Punta Arenas (Green Beach)
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Plantation Key, 89151 Old Highway, Tavernier, FL , off dock behind house at end of dock
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Miami Beach Marina.
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, north of Pigeon Key
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Long Key Bridge Pile
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Looe Key, south side
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Key Largo, approx. 3 miles east of Kawama Marina
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Molasses Reef
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida keys, off of Little Torch Key on a shallow shelf
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Bahia Honda State Park,
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Key Largo, 1136 Gulfstream Lane
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Key Largo, Benwood wreck, starboard side of main ship, midship
    MF - Caribbean Sea, Saint Martin, Ila Tintamarie
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Key Biscayne
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Desecheo Ridge
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Desecheo Ridge
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, near Big Pine Key
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Upper Matecumbe Key
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, Cudjoe Key, Kemp Channel near confluence with Niles Channel
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Key West, Middle Sambo dive site
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Looe Key Reef
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Casa Marina boat pier
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Key West, Ft. Zachary State Park
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Alligator Reef Light (3 miles offshore Islamorada, FL) on the west side of the ballast stone pile under a small ledge
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Islamorada, 165 El Capitan Drive
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Key West, a few miles off of Key West
    TC - Atlantic Ocean, Turks and Caicos, Grace Bay reef
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, south of American Shoal
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Dubois snorkeling lagoon, outside of manmade rock piles, 2nd rock pile down (first one closest to the ocean)
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Miami Beach, next to sea wall by the boat docks
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Sebastian Inlet, in the rock wall on the west side of the wading pool
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, Peterson Key Station
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, south of Arsnicker Keys, Hole #4
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Fajardo
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Desecheo Ridge
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Marathon Key, Sombrero Beach
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Spanish Harbor Key, in the rocks just west of the southern corner of the quarry outside of the quarry boundary
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Palm Beach Inlet, Blue Heron Bridge, north side of the main channel solid piling wall
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Key West, Higgs Beach
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Long Key Ledge
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Marathon key, 30-40m off of Sombrero beach
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Key Largo, Eagle Ray Alley
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, North Palm Beach, canal off Lake Worth near a dock behind Davit Drive
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Eastern Sambo, east, dive site
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Key Largo, Florida Marine National Sanctuary
    TC - Atlantic Ocean, Turks and Caicos, Dragon Cay, Mudjin Harbor
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Fort Zachary Taylor Park Beach, rocks
     - Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, Yucatan, Alacran Reef
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Biscayne Bay, Sands cut channel, just off sand bar
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, Inlet off of Stranahan River, near Southport Raw Bar
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Bahia Honda State Park
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, Marathon Key
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, south of Arsnicker Keys, Arsenic Bank near Yatch channel
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Cabo Rojo, near Costa del Sol complex
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Duck Key, mm 61.5
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Key West, Fort Zachary State Park
    TC - Atlantic Ocean, Turks and Caicos, Grand Turk, Governor's Beach
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, 1.5 miles N of Commercial Blvd Pier
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, 17th St. Causeway, at bridge fishing area, west bank
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Palm Beach Inlet, right off of private docks
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Star Island, beneath the center of the dock at the 43 Star Island Drive
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, Plantation Key, mm 88
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Biscayne National Park, University Dock
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Cudjoe Key, Venture Out Resort dockside #162
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Dania Beach, 300 yards north of pier
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Indian River North
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Port Canaveral, East Basin, north dock at Trident Wharf
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, near Tea Kettle Key
    FL - Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, south of Arsnicker Keys, Hole #3
    PR - Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Culebra, Zoni Beach
    FL - Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Key Largo


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