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Light Sources Contributing to Reported Disorientation Events in Florida, 2006 |
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Light Source |
Number of |
Percent of
Total |
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Condominium Exterior Lights |
689 |
47.03% |
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Condominium Interior Lights |
581 |
39.66% |
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City Glow/Sky Glow/Urban Glow |
428 |
29.22% |
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Street Light |
414 |
28.26% |
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Parking Lot |
205 |
13.99% |
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Single Family Home Exterior Lights |
201 |
13.72% |
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Single Family Home Interior Lights |
143 |
9.76% |
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Motel/Hotel/Rental |
128 |
8.74% |
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No Possible Lights Observed/Identified |
105 |
7.17% |
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Restaurant/Bar |
87 |
5.94% |
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Dune Cross Over |
72 |
4.91% |
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Pool |
36 |
2.46% |
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Flashlights, Flash Photography, Car Lights, Transient Lights, Fireworks, Bonfires, Fishing Lanterns |
35 |
2.39% |
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Pier |
34 |
2.32% |
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Space Center/Launch Pads |
30 |
2.05% |
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Too Many Lights to Determine |
22 |
1.50% |
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Construction |
20 |
1.37% |
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Parking Garage/Carport |
8 |
0.55% |
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Stores/Shopping Centers/Gas Stations |
8 |
0.55% |
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Port Everglades |
6 |
0.41% |
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Traffic Signals |
5 |
0.34% |
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Airport |
3 |
0.20% |
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Jetty Lights |
3 |
0.20% |
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Beachfront Park |
3 |
0.20% |
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Boats |
1 |
0.07% |
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Sports Lighting |
1 |
0.07% |
* Please note that multiple light sources can contribute to the occurrence of a single disorientation event. For that reason, more than one light source may be cited when reporting disorientation events, resulting in the sum of the percentages amounting to greater than 100%.
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Reported Disorientation Events in Florida (As of December 31, 2006) |
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1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
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Total Number of Hatchling Disorientation Events (Number of Nests Disoriented) |
668 |
1,043 |
743 |
896 |
1,446 |
888 |
976 |
1,521 |
| Total Number of Hatchlings Involved in Disorientation Events |
28,157 |
46,845 |
28,674 |
43,226 |
79,357 |
46,487 |
41,521 |
71,798 |
| Total Number of Adult Disorientation Events (Nesting Females Disoriented) |
9 |
22 |
19 |
37 |
18 |
24 |
50 |
40 |
| Total Number of Events (Adults and Hatchlings) |
677 |
1,065 |
762 |
933 |
1,464 |
912 |
1,026 |
1,561 |
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