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SEFSC Metadata Library > Marine Mammal and Turtle Division > SEFSC Marine Turtle > Beaufort Protected Resources Sea Turtles > Funded Projects >

Adult loggerhead turtle size, age, stage duration

Data Set (DS)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:12558  |  Updated: March 4, 2026  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Keywords
Physical Location
Data Set Info
Support Roles
Extents
Access Info
Distribution Info
Data Quality
Data Management
Lineage
Child Items
Catalog Details

Summary

Short Citation
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2026: Adult loggerhead turtle size, age, stage duration, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/12558.
Full Citation Examples

Abstract

This study involves analysis of skeletal growth marks in humerus bones of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) ranging from hatchling to adult stranded dead along either the US Atlantic coast (n = 313) or US Gulf of America coast (n = 123) and provides age and growth rate estimates.

Purpose

To characterize age and size at maturation and adult stage duration for loggerhead sea turtles in the western North Atlantic

Data Access & Downloads

  • 12558.zip

    ONLINE RESOURCE

    Child files of this data set are found in one .zip file

Access Constraints:

None

Controlled Theme Keywords

Caretta caretta gigas, SEA TURTLES

Child Items

Type Title
Entity USAtlantic_adult_loggerhead_turtle_size_age_stage_duration.csv

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Larisa Avens
ORCID: 0000-0001-6297-065X
larisa.avens@noaa.gov
(252)728-8747

Metadata Contact
Larisa Avens
ORCID: 0000-0001-6297-065X
larisa.avens@noaa.gov
(252)728-8747

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-80.7° W, -70° E, 42.4° N, 25.1° S

Time Frame 1
1975 - 2011

Item Identification

Title: Adult loggerhead turtle size, age, stage duration
Short Name: Adult loggerhead turtle size, age, stage duration
Status: Completed
Creation Date: 1990
Revision Date: 2016
Abstract:

This study involves analysis of skeletal growth marks in humerus bones of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) ranging from hatchling to adult stranded dead along either the US Atlantic coast (n = 313) or US Gulf of America coast (n = 123) and provides age and growth rate estimates.
Purpose:

To characterize age and size at maturation and adult stage duration for loggerhead sea turtles in the western North Atlantic
Notes:

dataset used for publications

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > REPTILES > TURTLES > SEA TURTLES
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
Caretta caretta gigas View WoRMS Aphia Record
UNCONTROLLED
NODC DATA TYPES reptiles
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES biological
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES in situ
None loggerhead
None maturation
None turtle

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 1975-2011

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
UNCONTROLLED
NODC SEA AREA NAMES north atlantic ocean

Physical Location

Organization: Southeast Fisheries Science Center
City: Miami
State/Province: FL
Country: USA
Location Description:

PARR Data Server

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Data Set Type: Files (Word, Excel, PDF, etc.)
Maintenance Frequency: None Planned
Data Presentation Form: Table (digital)

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 264113
Date Effective From: 2012-06
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Avens, Larisa
Address: 101 Pivers Island Rd.
Beaufort, NC
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6297-065X
Email Address: larisa.avens@noaa.gov
Phone: (252)728-8747
Fax: (252)728-8784

Distributor

CC ID: 277290
Date Effective From: 2012
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
USA
ROR: https://ror.org/0396y0w87
Phone: (305)361-5761
URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 264114
Date Effective From: 2012-06
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Avens, Larisa
Address: 101 Pivers Island Rd.
Beaufort, NC
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6297-065X
Email Address: larisa.avens@noaa.gov
Phone: (252)728-8747
Fax: (252)728-8784

Point of Contact

CC ID: 264112
Date Effective From: 2012-06
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Avens, Larisa
Address: 101 Pivers Island Rd.
Beaufort, NC
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6297-065X
Email Address: larisa.avens@noaa.gov
Phone: (252)728-8747
Fax: (252)728-8784

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 264118
W° Bound: -80.7
E° Bound: -70
N° Bound: 42.4
S° Bound: 25.1

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 264119
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 1975
End: 2011

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

Download from specified url
Data Access Constraints:

None

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 282978
Download URL: https://grunt.sefsc.noaa.gov/parr/12558.zip
Distributor: Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) (2012 - Present)
File Name: 12558.zip
Description:

ONLINE RESOURCE

Child files of this data set are found in one .zip file
File Type (Deprecated): FILES (MIXED)
Compression: Zip
Review Status: Not Chked

Data Quality

Analytical Accuracy:

Ages at maturation estimated from (1) the rapprochement skeletal growth mark; (2) back-calculated SCL-at-age data; and (3) bootstrapping and fitting Fabens modified von Bertalanffy growth curve to back-calculated growth data were very similar between approaches, but demonstrated a wide possible range.

Quality Control Procedures Employed:

Multiple researchers worked to assign consensus age for each sample

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: No
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: 0
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: Yes
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: No
If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: No
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: 365
If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed:

N/A
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: NCEI-MS
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: 365
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

The data resides on a secure government network requiring multi-factor authentication for network access.

Lineage

Sources

Age and size at maturation- and adult-stage duration for loggerhead sea turtles in the western North Atlantic

CC ID: 382148
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Person
Contact Name: Avens, Larisa
Publish Date: 2015-08-05
Citation URL: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00227-015-2705-x
Citation URL Description:

Avens, L., Goshe, L.R., Coggins, L. et al. Mar Biol (2015) 162: 1749. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-015-2705-x

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 282977
Description:

See publication: Avens L, Goshe LR, Coggins L, Snover ML, Pajuelo M, Bjorndal KA, Bolten AB (2015) Age and size at maturation and adult-stage duration for loggerhead sea turtles in the western North Atlantic. Marine Biology 162:1749-1767DOI 10.1007/s00227-015-2705-x
Process Contact: Avens, Larisa
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6297-065X
Email Address: larisa.avens@noaa.gov
Phone (Voice): (252)728-8747
Source: Age and size at maturation- and adult-stage duration for loggerhead sea turtles in the western North Atlantic

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
Entity USAtlantic_adult_loggerhead_turtle_size_age_stage_duration.csv

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 12558
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:12558
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2012-06-18 06:30+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2026-03-04 19:17+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