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Table: GULLIVAN_HEADER

Entity (ENT) | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:11766 | Updated: October 17, 2023 | Published / External

Summary

Item Identification

Entity Info

Data Attributes

Support Roles

Distribution Info

Catalog Details

Abstract

Data Description at time of turtle tagging

Description

Data Description at time of turtle tagging

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type	Description
TURTLE_SPECIES_CODE VARCHAR2	Species of turtle. LK- Kemp's ridley turtle, CM- green turtle, CC- loggerhead turtle, EI- hawksbill turtle
SPECIES_NAME VARCHAR2	Decoded Species Of Turtle. Added As a convenience to the data user
RECAP VARCHAR2	Tag number(s) of recaptured turtles. The second tag may have part of its number truncated if there are consecutive QQJ 457-(458) is two consecutive tags QQJ457 anz and QQJ458
TAG1 VARCHAR2	Flipper tag placed on the training edge of a front flipper. Tags used were Inconel no, 681 cattle ear tags. Turtles were double tagged (one on each front flipper) from July 1997 to Oct 2001, and single tagged thereafter.
TAG2 VARCHAR2	Flipper tag placed on the training edge of a front flipper. Tags used were Inconel no, 681 cattle ear tags. Turtles were double tagged (one on each front flipper) from July 1997 to Oct 2001, and single tagged thereafter.
PIT_TAG VARCHAR2	Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag was placed in the left front flipper of Kemp's ridley turtles.
LOCALITY VARCHAR2	Location name (eg. Key, Pass, Bay or Cove)
LATITUDE NUMBER	Latitude in decimal degrees
LONGITUDE NUMBER	Longitude in decimal degrees
TIDAL_STATE VARCHAR2	Tidal state (eg. high, low, incoming, falling, slack)
WATER_TEMPERATURE NUMBER	Water Temperature in Degrees Celsius
WATER_SALINITY NUMBER	Water Salinity amount
DISSOvED_OXYGEN_AMT NUMBER	Dissolve Oxygen
WEATHER VARCHAR2	General weather conditions (eg. cloud cover and wind speed/direction)
GEAR VARCHAR2	Strike net technique, 20.5cm stretched-mesh nylon strike net from a 6m commercial use boat
TOT_STR_LINE_CARAPACE_LENGTH NUMBER	Total straight line carapace length (anterior most edge of carapace to posterior margin of supracaudal scute), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
ST_STR_LINE_CARAPACE_LENGTH NUMBER	Standard straight line carapace length (midline of nuchal scute to posterior margin of supracaudal), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
MIN_STR_LINE_CARAPCE_LENGTH NUMBER	Minimum straight line carapace length (midline of nuchal scute to the posterior notch of supracaudal), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
MINIMUM_CURVED_CARAPACE_LENGTH NUMBER	Minimum curved carapace length (midline of nuchal scute to the posterior notch of supracaudal), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with a felxible fiberglass tape measure
STARIGHT_LINE_CARAPACE_WIDTH NUMBER	Straight line carapace width at the widest point, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
STRAIGHT_LINE_PLASTRON_LENGTH NUMBER	Straight line plastron length (midline of plastron), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
STRAIGHT_LINE_HEAD_WIDTH NUMBER	Straight line head width (the widest point), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
BODY_DEPTH_DORSAL_SPINE NUMBER	Body depth, measurement taken at the dorsal spine or at the maximum carapace height, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
BODY_DEPTH_POST_DORSAL_SPINE NUMBER	Body depth, taken posterior to the dorsal spine, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
PLAS_CLOAC NUMBER	Length measurement from the posterior-most tip of the plastron to the middle of the cloaca, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with (?) Vernier calipers or tape
PLAS_TIP NUMBER	Length measurement from the posterior-most tip of the plastron to the tip of the tail, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with felxible fiberglass tape measure
WGHT_LBS NUMBER	Measured to the nearest 0.25 pounds with a spring scale
WGHT_KG NUMBER	Weight in kilograms converted from weight in pounds
REMARKS VARCHAR2	Indication of Yes or No if notes on the condition of the turtle were recorded if the animal was injured or deformed (tag scars, carapace and flipper wounds, fibropapillomas, ect.) Specific remarks not indicated.
TAGGER1_INITIALS VARCHAR2	The first of the personnel who did the tagging. The lookup of the code may be found in the table GULLIVAN_FIELD_WORKERS. This column originally contained all of the personnel in one field and then the values were parsed into four total columns
TAG_DATE DATE	Capture or recapture date of turtle.
TAGGER2_INITIALS VARCHAR2	The second of the personnel who did the tagging. The lookup of the code may be found in the table GULLIVAN_FIELD_WORKERS
TAGGER3_INITIALS VARCHAR2	The thrid of the personnel who did the tagging. The lookup of the code may be found in the table GULLIVAN_FIELD_WORKERS
TAGGER4_INITIALS VARCHAR2	The fourth of the personnel who did the tagging. The lookup of the code may be found in the table GULLIVAN_FIELD_WORKERS

Data Attribute / Type

Description

TURTLE_SPECIES_CODE
VARCHAR2

Species of turtle. LK- Kemp's ridley turtle, CM- green turtle, CC- loggerhead turtle, EI- hawksbill turtle

SPECIES_NAME
VARCHAR2

Decoded Species Of Turtle. Added As a convenience to the data user

RECAP
VARCHAR2

Tag number(s) of recaptured turtles. The second tag may have part of its number truncated if there are consecutive QQJ 457-(458) is two consecutive tags QQJ457 anz and QQJ458

TAG1
VARCHAR2

Flipper tag placed on the training edge of a front flipper. Tags used were Inconel no, 681 cattle ear tags. Turtles were double tagged (one on each front flipper) from July 1997 to Oct 2001, and single tagged thereafter.

TAG2
VARCHAR2

PIT_TAG
VARCHAR2

Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag was placed in the left front flipper of Kemp's ridley turtles.

LOCALITY
VARCHAR2

Location name (eg. Key, Pass, Bay or Cove)

LATITUDE
NUMBER

Latitude in decimal degrees

LONGITUDE
NUMBER

Longitude in decimal degrees

TIDAL_STATE
VARCHAR2

Tidal state (eg. high, low, incoming, falling, slack)

WATER_TEMPERATURE
NUMBER

Water Temperature in Degrees Celsius

WATER_SALINITY
NUMBER

Water Salinity amount

DISSOvED_OXYGEN_AMT
NUMBER

Dissolve Oxygen

WEATHER
VARCHAR2

General weather conditions (eg. cloud cover and wind speed/direction)

GEAR
VARCHAR2

Strike net technique, 20.5cm stretched-mesh nylon strike net from a 6m commercial use boat

TOT_STR_LINE_CARAPACE_LENGTH
NUMBER

Total straight line carapace length (anterior most edge of carapace to posterior margin of supracaudal scute), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers

ST_STR_LINE_CARAPACE_LENGTH
NUMBER

Standard straight line carapace length (midline of nuchal scute to posterior margin of supracaudal), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers

MIN_STR_LINE_CARAPCE_LENGTH
NUMBER

Minimum straight line carapace length (midline of nuchal scute to the posterior notch of supracaudal), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers

MINIMUM_CURVED_CARAPACE_LENGTH
NUMBER

Minimum curved carapace length (midline of nuchal scute to the posterior notch of supracaudal), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with a felxible fiberglass tape measure

STARIGHT_LINE_CARAPACE_WIDTH
NUMBER

Straight line carapace width at the widest point, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers

STRAIGHT_LINE_PLASTRON_LENGTH
NUMBER

Straight line plastron length (midline of plastron), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers

STRAIGHT_LINE_HEAD_WIDTH
NUMBER

Straight line head width (the widest point), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers

BODY_DEPTH_DORSAL_SPINE
NUMBER

Body depth, measurement taken at the dorsal spine or at the maximum carapace height, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers

BODY_DEPTH_POST_DORSAL_SPINE
NUMBER

Body depth, taken posterior to the dorsal spine, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers

PLAS_CLOAC
NUMBER

Length measurement from the posterior-most tip of the plastron to the middle of the cloaca, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with (?) Vernier calipers or tape

PLAS_TIP
NUMBER

Length measurement from the posterior-most tip of the plastron to the tip of the tail, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with felxible fiberglass tape measure

WGHT_LBS
NUMBER

Measured to the nearest 0.25 pounds with a spring scale

WGHT_KG
NUMBER

Weight in kilograms converted from weight in pounds

REMARKS
VARCHAR2

Indication of Yes or No if notes on the condition of the turtle were recorded if the animal was injured or deformed (tag scars, carapace and flipper wounds, fibropapillomas, ect.) Specific remarks not indicated.

TAGGER1_INITIALS
VARCHAR2

The first of the personnel who did the tagging. The lookup of the code may be found in the table GULLIVAN_FIELD_WORKERS. This column originally contained all of the personnel in one field and then the values were parsed into four total columns

TAG_DATE
DATE

Capture or recapture date of turtle.

TAGGER2_INITIALS
VARCHAR2

The second of the personnel who did the tagging. The lookup of the code may be found in the table GULLIVAN_FIELD_WORKERS

TAGGER3_INITIALS
VARCHAR2

The thrid of the personnel who did the tagging. The lookup of the code may be found in the table GULLIVAN_FIELD_WORKERS

TAGGER4_INITIALS
VARCHAR2

The fourth of the personnel who did the tagging. The lookup of the code may be found in the table GULLIVAN_FIELD_WORKERS

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Title:	Table: GULLIVAN_HEADER
Short Name:	GULLIVAN_HEADER.csv
Status:	Completed
Abstract:	Data Description at time of turtle tagging
Notes:	Data was collected and was provided in .xls format. It was transformed and documented in Oracle. The data is now served to the public in .csv format.

Entity Type:	Data Table
Active Version?:	Yes
Description:	Data Description at time of turtle tagging

Attribute Summary

	Name	Type	Description
100	TURTLE_SPECIES_CODE	VARCHAR2	Species of turtle. LK- Kemp's ridley turtle, CM- green turtle, CC- loggerhead turtle, EI- hawksbill turtle
100	SPECIES_NAME	VARCHAR2	Decoded Species Of Turtle. Added As a convenience to the data user
100	RECAP	VARCHAR2	Tag number(s) of recaptured turtles. The second tag may have part of its number truncated if there are consecutive QQJ 457-(458) is two consecutive tags QQJ457 anz and QQJ458
100	TAG1	VARCHAR2	Flipper tag placed on the training edge of a front flipper. Tags used were Inconel no, 681 cattle ear tags. Turtles were double tagged (one on each front flipper) from July 1997 to Oct 2001, and single tagged thereafter.
100	TAG2	VARCHAR2	Flipper tag placed on the training edge of a front flipper. Tags used were Inconel no, 681 cattle ear tags. Turtles were double tagged (one on each front flipper) from July 1997 to Oct 2001, and single tagged thereafter.
100	PIT_TAG	VARCHAR2	Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag was placed in the left front flipper of Kemp's ridley turtles.
100	LOCALITY	VARCHAR2	Location name (eg. Key, Pass, Bay or Cove)
100	LATITUDE	NUMBER	Latitude in decimal degrees
100	LONGITUDE	NUMBER	Longitude in decimal degrees
100	TIDAL_STATE	VARCHAR2	Tidal state (eg. high, low, incoming, falling, slack)
100	WATER_TEMPERATURE	NUMBER	Water Temperature in Degrees Celsius
100	WATER_SALINITY	NUMBER	Water Salinity amount
100	DISSOvED_OXYGEN_AMT	NUMBER	Dissolve Oxygen
100	WEATHER	VARCHAR2	General weather conditions (eg. cloud cover and wind speed/direction)
100	GEAR	VARCHAR2	Strike net technique, 20.5cm stretched-mesh nylon strike net from a 6m commercial use boat
100	TOT_STR_LINE_CARAPACE_LENGTH	NUMBER	Total straight line carapace length (anterior most edge of carapace to posterior margin of supracaudal scute), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
100	ST_STR_LINE_CARAPACE_LENGTH	NUMBER	Standard straight line carapace length (midline of nuchal scute to posterior margin of supracaudal), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
100	MIN_STR_LINE_CARAPCE_LENGTH	NUMBER	Minimum straight line carapace length (midline of nuchal scute to the posterior notch of supracaudal), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
100	MINIMUM_CURVED_CARAPACE_LENGTH	NUMBER	Minimum curved carapace length (midline of nuchal scute to the posterior notch of supracaudal), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with a felxible fiberglass tape measure
100	STARIGHT_LINE_CARAPACE_WIDTH	NUMBER	Straight line carapace width at the widest point, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
100	STRAIGHT_LINE_PLASTRON_LENGTH	NUMBER	Straight line plastron length (midline of plastron), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
100	STRAIGHT_LINE_HEAD_WIDTH	NUMBER	Straight line head width (the widest point), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
100	BODY_DEPTH_DORSAL_SPINE	NUMBER	Body depth, measurement taken at the dorsal spine or at the maximum carapace height, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
100	BODY_DEPTH_POST_DORSAL_SPINE	NUMBER	Body depth, taken posterior to the dorsal spine, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
100	PLAS_CLOAC	NUMBER	Length measurement from the posterior-most tip of the plastron to the middle of the cloaca, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with (?) Vernier calipers or tape
100	PLAS_TIP	NUMBER	Length measurement from the posterior-most tip of the plastron to the tip of the tail, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with felxible fiberglass tape measure
100	WGHT_LBS	NUMBER	Measured to the nearest 0.25 pounds with a spring scale
100	WGHT_KG	NUMBER	Weight in kilograms converted from weight in pounds
100	REMARKS	VARCHAR2	Indication of Yes or No if notes on the condition of the turtle were recorded if the animal was injured or deformed (tag scars, carapace and flipper wounds, fibropapillomas, ect.) Specific remarks not indicated.
100	TAGGER1_INITIALS	VARCHAR2	The first of the personnel who did the tagging. The lookup of the code may be found in the table GULLIVAN_FIELD_WORKERS. This column originally contained all of the personnel in one field and then the values were parsed into four total columns
100	TAG_DATE	DATE	Capture or recapture date of turtle.
100	TAGGER2_INITIALS	VARCHAR2	The second of the personnel who did the tagging. The lookup of the code may be found in the table GULLIVAN_FIELD_WORKERS
100	TAGGER3_INITIALS	VARCHAR2	The thrid of the personnel who did the tagging. The lookup of the code may be found in the table GULLIVAN_FIELD_WORKERS
100	TAGGER4_INITIALS	VARCHAR2	The fourth of the personnel who did the tagging. The lookup of the code may be found in the table GULLIVAN_FIELD_WORKERS

Name

Type

Description

100

TURTLE_SPECIES_CODE

VARCHAR2

Species of turtle. LK- Kemp's ridley turtle, CM- green turtle, CC- loggerhead turtle, EI- hawksbill turtle

100

SPECIES_NAME

VARCHAR2

Decoded Species Of Turtle. Added As a convenience to the data user

100

RECAP

VARCHAR2

Tag number(s) of recaptured turtles. The second tag may have part of its number truncated if there are consecutive QQJ 457-(458) is two consecutive tags QQJ457 anz and QQJ458

100

TAG1

VARCHAR2

100

TAG2

VARCHAR2

100

PIT_TAG

VARCHAR2

Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag was placed in the left front flipper of Kemp's ridley turtles.

100

LOCALITY

VARCHAR2

Location name (eg. Key, Pass, Bay or Cove)

100

LATITUDE

NUMBER

Latitude in decimal degrees

100

LONGITUDE

NUMBER

Longitude in decimal degrees

100

TIDAL_STATE

VARCHAR2

Tidal state (eg. high, low, incoming, falling, slack)

100

WATER_TEMPERATURE

NUMBER

Water Temperature in Degrees Celsius

100

WATER_SALINITY

NUMBER

Water Salinity amount

100

DISSOvED_OXYGEN_AMT

NUMBER

Dissolve Oxygen

100

WEATHER

VARCHAR2

General weather conditions (eg. cloud cover and wind speed/direction)

100

GEAR

VARCHAR2

Strike net technique, 20.5cm stretched-mesh nylon strike net from a 6m commercial use boat

100

TOT_STR_LINE_CARAPACE_LENGTH

NUMBER

Total straight line carapace length (anterior most edge of carapace to posterior margin of supracaudal scute), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers

100

ST_STR_LINE_CARAPACE_LENGTH

NUMBER

Standard straight line carapace length (midline of nuchal scute to posterior margin of supracaudal), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers

100

MIN_STR_LINE_CARAPCE_LENGTH

NUMBER

Minimum straight line carapace length (midline of nuchal scute to the posterior notch of supracaudal), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers

100

MINIMUM_CURVED_CARAPACE_LENGTH

NUMBER

Minimum curved carapace length (midline of nuchal scute to the posterior notch of supracaudal), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with a felxible fiberglass tape measure

100

STARIGHT_LINE_CARAPACE_WIDTH

NUMBER

Straight line carapace width at the widest point, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers

100

STRAIGHT_LINE_PLASTRON_LENGTH

NUMBER

Straight line plastron length (midline of plastron), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers

100

STRAIGHT_LINE_HEAD_WIDTH

NUMBER

Straight line head width (the widest point), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers

100

BODY_DEPTH_DORSAL_SPINE

NUMBER

Body depth, measurement taken at the dorsal spine or at the maximum carapace height, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers

100

BODY_DEPTH_POST_DORSAL_SPINE

NUMBER

Body depth, taken posterior to the dorsal spine, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers

100

PLAS_CLOAC

NUMBER

Length measurement from the posterior-most tip of the plastron to the middle of the cloaca, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with (?) Vernier calipers or tape

100

PLAS_TIP

NUMBER

Length measurement from the posterior-most tip of the plastron to the tip of the tail, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with felxible fiberglass tape measure

100

WGHT_LBS

NUMBER

Measured to the nearest 0.25 pounds with a spring scale

100

WGHT_KG

NUMBER

Weight in kilograms converted from weight in pounds

100

REMARKS

VARCHAR2

100

TAGGER1_INITIALS

VARCHAR2

100

TAG_DATE

DATE

Capture or recapture date of turtle.

100

TAGGER2_INITIALS

VARCHAR2

The second of the personnel who did the tagging. The lookup of the code may be found in the table GULLIVAN_FIELD_WORKERS

100

TAGGER3_INITIALS

VARCHAR2

The thrid of the personnel who did the tagging. The lookup of the code may be found in the table GULLIVAN_FIELD_WORKERS

100

TAGGER4_INITIALS

VARCHAR2

The fourth of the personnel who did the tagging. The lookup of the code may be found in the table GULLIVAN_FIELD_WORKERS

Attribute Details

TURTLE_SPECIES_CODE

CC ID: 45566

Seq. Order:	1
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Species of turtle. LK- Kemp's ridley turtle, CM- green turtle, CC- loggerhead turtle, EI- hawksbill turtle
General Data Type:	VARCHAR2

SPECIES_NAME

CC ID: 350980

Seq. Order:	2
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Max Length:	25
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Decoded Species Of Turtle. Added As a convenience to the data user

RECAP

CC ID: 45567

Seq. Order:	3
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Max Length:	12
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Tag number(s) of recaptured turtles. The second tag may have part of its number truncated if there are consecutive QQJ 457-(458) is two consecutive tags QQJ457 anz and QQJ458
General Data Type:	VARCHAR2
Null Value Meaning:	No recapture

TAG1

CC ID: 45568

Seq. Order:	4
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Max Length:	9
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Flipper tag placed on the training edge of a front flipper. Tags used were Inconel no, 681 cattle ear tags. Turtles were double tagged (one on each front flipper) from July 1997 to Oct 2001, and single tagged thereafter.
General Data Type:	VARCHAR2

TAG2

CC ID: 45569

Seq. Order:	5
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Max Length:	9
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Flipper tag placed on the training edge of a front flipper. Tags used were Inconel no, 681 cattle ear tags. Turtles were double tagged (one on each front flipper) from July 1997 to Oct 2001, and single tagged thereafter.
General Data Type:	VARCHAR2

PIT_TAG

CC ID: 45570

Seq. Order:	6
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Max Length:	11
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag was placed in the left front flipper of Kemp's ridley turtles.
General Data Type:	VARCHAR2

LOCALITY

CC ID: 45571

Seq. Order:	7
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Max Length:	16
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Location name (eg. Key, Pass, Bay or Cove)
General Data Type:	VARCHAR2

LATITUDE

CC ID: 45572

Seq. Order:	8
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	8
Scale:	4
Status:	Active
Description:	Latitude in decimal degrees
General Data Type:	NUMBER

LONGITUDE

CC ID: 45573

Seq. Order:	9
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	22
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	8
Scale:	4
Status:	Active
Description:	Longitude in decimal degrees
General Data Type:	NUMBER

TIDAL_STATE

CC ID: 45574

Seq. Order:	10
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Max Length:	14
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Tidal state (eg. high, low, incoming, falling, slack)
General Data Type:	VARCHAR2

WATER_TEMPERATURE

CC ID: 45575

Seq. Order:	11
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	22
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Water Temperature in Degrees Celsius
General Data Type:	NUMBER
Unit of Measure:	Degrees Celsius

WATER_SALINITY

CC ID: 45576

Seq. Order:	12
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	22
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	5
Scale:	1
Status:	Active
Description:	Water Salinity amount
General Data Type:	NUMBER
Unit of Measure:	mg/ml

DISSOvED_OXYGEN_AMT

CC ID: 45577

Seq. Order:	13
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	3
Scale:	1
Status:	Active
Description:	Dissolve Oxygen
General Data Type:	NUMBER
Unit of Measure:	mg/lit

WEATHER

CC ID: 45578

Seq. Order:	14
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Max Length:	38
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	General weather conditions (eg. cloud cover and wind speed/direction)
General Data Type:	VARCHAR2

GEAR

CC ID: 45579

Seq. Order:	15
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Max Length:	11
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Strike net technique, 20.5cm stretched-mesh nylon strike net from a 6m commercial use boat
General Data Type:	VARCHAR2

TOT_STR_LINE_CARAPACE_LENGTH

CC ID: 45580

Seq. Order:	16
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	6
Scale:	1
Status:	Active
Description:	Total straight line carapace length (anterior most edge of carapace to posterior margin of supracaudal scute), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
General Data Type:	NUMBER
Unit of Measure:	CM

ST_STR_LINE_CARAPACE_LENGTH

CC ID: 45581

Seq. Order:	17
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	6
Scale:	1
Status:	Active
Description:	Standard straight line carapace length (midline of nuchal scute to posterior margin of supracaudal), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
General Data Type:	NUMBER
Unit of Measure:	cm

MIN_STR_LINE_CARAPCE_LENGTH

CC ID: 45582

Seq. Order:	18
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	5
Scale:	1
Status:	Active
Description:	Minimum straight line carapace length (midline of nuchal scute to the posterior notch of supracaudal), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
General Data Type:	NUMBER
Unit of Measure:	CM

MINIMUM_CURVED_CARAPACE_LENGTH

CC ID: 45583

Seq. Order:	19
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	5
Scale:	1
Status:	Active
Description:	Minimum curved carapace length (midline of nuchal scute to the posterior notch of supracaudal), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with a felxible fiberglass tape measure
General Data Type:	NUMBER
Unit of Measure:	CM

STARIGHT_LINE_CARAPACE_WIDTH

CC ID: 45584

Seq. Order:	20
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	22
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	5
Scale:	1
Status:	Active
Description:	Straight line carapace width at the widest point, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
General Data Type:	NUMBER
Unit of Measure:	CM

STRAIGHT_LINE_PLASTRON_LENGTH

CC ID: 45585

Seq. Order:	21
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	5
Scale:	1
Status:	Active
Description:	Straight line plastron length (midline of plastron), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
General Data Type:	NUMBER
Unit of Measure:	CM

STRAIGHT_LINE_HEAD_WIDTH

CC ID: 45586

Seq. Order:	22
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	5
Scale:	1
Status:	Active
Description:	Straight line head width (the widest point), measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
General Data Type:	NUMBER
Unit of Measure:	CM

BODY_DEPTH_DORSAL_SPINE

CC ID: 45587

Seq. Order:	23
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	5
Scale:	1
Status:	Active
Description:	Body depth, measurement taken at the dorsal spine or at the maximum carapace height, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
General Data Type:	NUMBER
Unit of Measure:	CM

BODY_DEPTH_POST_DORSAL_SPINE

CC ID: 45588

Seq. Order:	24
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	5
Scale:	1
Status:	Active
Description:	Body depth, taken posterior to the dorsal spine, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers
General Data Type:	NUMBER
Unit of Measure:	CM

PLAS_CLOAC

CC ID: 45589

Seq. Order:	25
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	5
Scale:	1
Status:	Active
Description:	Length measurement from the posterior-most tip of the plastron to the middle of the cloaca, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with (?) Vernier calipers or tape
General Data Type:	NUMBER
Unit of Measure:	CM

PLAS_TIP

CC ID: 45590

Seq. Order:	26
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	5
Scale:	1
Status:	Active
Description:	Length measurement from the posterior-most tip of the plastron to the tip of the tail, measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with felxible fiberglass tape measure
General Data Type:	NUMBER
Unit of Measure:	CM

WGHT_LBS

CC ID: 45591

Seq. Order:	27
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	5
Scale:	2
Status:	Active
Description:	Measured to the nearest 0.25 pounds with a spring scale
General Data Type:	NUMBER
Unit of Measure:	Lbs

WGHT_KG

CC ID: 45592

Seq. Order:	28
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	22
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	6
Scale:	3
Status:	Active
Description:	Weight in kilograms converted from weight in pounds
General Data Type:	NUMBER
Unit of Measure:	KG
Derivation:	Weight in kilograms converted from weight in pounds. This field is calculated

REMARKS

CC ID: 45593

Seq. Order:	29
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Max Length:	1
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Indication of Yes or No if notes on the condition of the turtle were recorded if the animal was injured or deformed (tag scars, carapace and flipper wounds, fibropapillomas, ect.) Specific remarks not indicated.
General Data Type:	VARCHAR2
Allowed Values:	Y = Yes N - No There were a few records where the value was null

TAGGER1_INITIALS

CC ID: 45594

Seq. Order:	30
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Max Length:	7
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The first of the personnel who did the tagging. The lookup of the code may be found in the table GULLIVAN_FIELD_WORKERS. This column originally contained all of the personnel in one field and then the values were parsed into four total columns
General Data Type:	VARCHAR2
Validation Rules:	The distinct values in this field should be found in gullivan _field_workers

TAG_DATE

CC ID: 45595

Seq. Order:	31
Data Storage Type:	DATE
Max Length:	7
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Capture or recapture date of turtle.
General Data Type:	DATE

TAGGER2_INITIALS

CC ID: 350977

Seq. Order:	32
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The second of the personnel who did the tagging. The lookup of the code may be found in the table GULLIVAN_FIELD_WORKERS

TAGGER3_INITIALS

CC ID: 350978

Seq. Order:	33
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The thrid of the personnel who did the tagging. The lookup of the code may be found in the table GULLIVAN_FIELD_WORKERS

TAGGER4_INITIALS

CC ID: 350979

Seq. Order:	34
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The fourth of the personnel who did the tagging. The lookup of the code may be found in the table GULLIVAN_FIELD_WORKERS

Distributor

CC ID: 1125048

Date Effective From:	2016
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization):	National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
Address:	NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Phone:	(301) 713-3277

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1125049

Start Date:	2016
End Date:	Present
Download URL:	https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156706/1.1/data/0-data/Inport_ID_22439/Inport_ID_22439/gullivan_header.csv
Distributor:	National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2016 - Present)
File Name:	gullivan_header.csv
File Date/Time:	2016-09-29 14:48:00
File Type (Deprecated):	tabular digital data (Microsoft Excel, CSV, or other tabular format)
Distribution Format:	CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
File Size:	54K

Catalog Item ID:	11766
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:11766
Metadata Record Created By:	Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created:	2012-02-14 13:20+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2023-10-17 16:12+0000
Metadata Record Published:	2021-04-29
Owner Org:	SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status:	Published Externally
Do Not Publish?:	N
Metadata Last Review Date:	2021-04-29
Metadata Review Frequency:	1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date:	2022-04-29

Summary

Entity Information

Distribution Information

Child Items

Contact Information

Item Identification

Entity Information

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Attribute Details

TURTLE_SPECIES_CODE

SPECIES_NAME

RECAP

TAG1

TAG2

PIT_TAG

LOCALITY

LATITUDE

LONGITUDE

TIDAL_STATE

WATER_TEMPERATURE

WATER_SALINITY

DISSOvED_OXYGEN_AMT

WEATHER

GEAR

TOT_STR_LINE_CARAPACE_LENGTH

ST_STR_LINE_CARAPACE_LENGTH

MIN_STR_LINE_CARAPCE_LENGTH

MINIMUM_CURVED_CARAPACE_LENGTH

STARIGHT_LINE_CARAPACE_WIDTH

STRAIGHT_LINE_PLASTRON_LENGTH

STRAIGHT_LINE_HEAD_WIDTH

BODY_DEPTH_DORSAL_SPINE

BODY_DEPTH_POST_DORSAL_SPINE

PLAS_CLOAC

PLAS_TIP

WGHT_LBS

WGHT_KG

REMARKS

TAGGER1_INITIALS

TAG_DATE

TAGGER2_INITIALS

TAGGER3_INITIALS

TAGGER4_INITIALS

Support Roles

Distributor

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

Catalog Details