Investigation of Immature Sea Turtles in the Coastal Waters of West Florida (NCEI Accession 0156706)
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Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2025: Investigation of Immature Sea Turtles in the Coastal Waters of West Florida (NCEI Accession 0156706), https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/22439.
Full Citation Examples
To survey immature sea turtles that inhabit the Ten Thousand Islands. Program funding came from South Florida Ecosystem Restoration. This project provided base-line data on the distribution and abundance of threatened and endangered sea turtles prior to the proposed redirection of Everglades fresh water flow. Tagging data are located on hard copy and electronic versions on CD. They are not posted on the host server. A condensed version of these data was also submitted to the Cooperative Marine Turtle Tagging Data Base (CMTTP) administered by the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
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Controlled Theme Keywords
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI, DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC, DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC, EARTH SCIENCE, TURTLES
Child Items
Type | Title |
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Document | DIET OF IMMATURE KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLES ( LEPIDOCHELYS KEMPI ) FROM GULLIVAN BAY, TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS, SOUTHWEST FLORIDA |
Entity | Table: GULLIVAN_FECAL |
Entity | Table: GULLIVAN_FIELD_WORKERS |
Entity | Table: GULLIVAN_HEADER |
Entity | gullivan_fecal_structure.csv |
Entity | gullivan_header_structure.csv |
Document | journal.txt |
Contact Information
Point of Contact
Chris Sasso
chris.sasso@noaa.gov
305-361-4279
Metadata Contact
Chris Sasso
chris.sasso@noaa.gov
305-361-4279
Metadata Contact
Lisa Belskis
lisa.belskis@noaa.gov
305-361-4212
Extents
Gullivan Bay, Gullivan Key
2000-06 - 2000-10
2002-05
1999-04 - 1999-09
2002-11
Item Identification
Title: | Investigation of Immature Sea Turtles in the Coastal Waters of West Florida (NCEI Accession 0156706) |
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Short Name: | Investigation of Immature Sea Turtles in the Coastal Waters of West Florida |
Status: | Completed |
Creation Date: | 1997 |
Revision Date: | 2012 |
Publication Date: | 2016 |
Abstract: |
To survey immature sea turtles that inhabit the Ten Thousand Islands. Program funding came from South Florida Ecosystem Restoration. This project provided base-line data on the distribution and abundance of threatened and endangered sea turtles prior to the proposed redirection of Everglades fresh water flow. Tagging data are located on hard copy and electronic versions on CD. They are not posted on the host server. A condensed version of these data was also submitted to the Cooperative Marine Turtle Tagging Data Base (CMTTP) administered by the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. |
Purpose: |
To determine relative abundance, temporal and spatial distributions, movements, habitat requirements, feeding habits, and sex ratios of immature sea turtles in the nearshore waters of West Florida. Research efforts focus on the highly endangered Kemps ridley turtle, but other turtle species are opportunistically collected during routine sampling operations. |
Notes: |
To determine relative abundance, temporal and spatial distributions, movements, habitat requirements, feeding habits, and sex ratios of immature sea turtles in the nearshore waters of West Florida. Research efforts focus on the highly endangered Kemps ridley turtle. |
Other Citation Details: |
Cite as: Witzell, Wayne N; Schmid, Jeffrey R (2016). Diet and investigation of immature sea turtles in the coastal waters of West Florida 1997-2003 (NCEI Accession 0156706). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156706 . Accessed [date]. |
Supplemental Information: |
In-water sampling was concentrated in the eastern portion of the bay, primarily at Gullivan Key. A 20.5 cm stretched mesh nylon strike net was fished from a 6-m commercial boat to capture turtles that surfaced near the vessel. Each capture location was recorded using a handheld global positioning system (GPS). Weather, tide, sea surface temperatures were recorded at each capture. The following morphometric measurements were recorded for each turtle: Total straight-line carapace length (TSCL; anterior most edge of carapace to posterior margin of supracaudal scutes); Standard straight-line carapace length (SSCL, midline of nuchal scute to posterior margin of supracaudals); Minimum straight-line carapace length (MSCL, midline of nuchal scute to the posterior notch of supracaudals); Minimum curved carapace length (midline of nuchal scute to the posterior notch of supracaudals); and Straight-line carapace width at the widest point. Straight-line lengths and width were measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with Vernier calipers. Curved carapace length was measured to the nearest 0.1 cm with flexible fiberglass tape. Weight was measured to the nearest 0.25 lb with a spring scale and converted to kilograms. Turtles were flipper tagged on the trailing edge of the front flippers with no. 681 Inconel cattle ear tags. Additionally, Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags were placed in the left front flipper of Kemp's ridley turtles.
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Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords |
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords |
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords |
DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > REPTILES > TURTLES
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UNCONTROLLED | |
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER | 0156706 |
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER | 156706 |
NODC DATA TYPES | BIOLOGICAL DATA |
NODC DATA TYPES | REPTILES |
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES | laboratory analyses |
NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES | US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center |
WMO_CategoryCode | oceanography |
None | abundance |
None | feeding habits |
None | habitat requirements |
None | movements |
None | sex |
None | spatial distributions |
None | temporal distributions |
Temporal Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | 1999-2000 |
None | 2002 |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA
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UNCONTROLLED | |
NODC SEA AREA NAMES | Coastal Waters Of Florida |
NODC SEA AREA NAMES | Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary |
NODC SEA AREA NAMES | Gulf Of Mexico |
None | Gullivan Bay |
Instrument Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES | scale |
Platform Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | 6-m commerical boat |
Physical Location
Organization: | National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland |
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City: | Silver Spring |
State/Province: | MD |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Data Set Type: | Mixed |
Maintenance Frequency: | None Planned |
Data Presentation Form: | Table (digital) |
Data Set Credit: | Wayne Witzell, Jeffrey R. Schmid |
Support Roles
Data Steward
Date Effective From: | 2013 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Sasso, Chris |
Address: |
75 Va Beach DR Miami, FL 33149 |
Email Address: | chris.sasso@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 305-361-4279 |
Fax: | 305-361-4478 |
Contact Instructions: |
Phone or emal |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2016 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) |
Email Address: | ncei.info@noaa.gov |
URL: | NCEI Contact Information |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2015 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Sasso, Chris |
Address: |
75 Va Beach DR Miami, FL 33149 |
Email Address: | chris.sasso@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 305-361-4279 |
Fax: | 305-361-4478 |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2013 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Belskis, Lisa |
Address: |
75 virginia beach deive Miami, FL |
Email Address: | lisa.belskis@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 305-361-4212 |
Fax: | 305-361-4478 |
Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2015 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Sasso, Chris |
Address: |
75 Va Beach DR Miami, FL 33149 |
Email Address: | chris.sasso@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 305-361-4279 |
Fax: | 305-361-4478 |
Extents
Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
Description |
Gullivan Bay, Gullivan Key |
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Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Range |
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Start: | 2000-06 |
End: | 2000-10 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 2
Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
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Start: | 2002-05 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 3
Time Frame Type: | Range |
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Start: | 1999-04 |
End: | 1999-09 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 4
Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
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Start: | 2002-11 |
Extent Group 2
Extent Group 2 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -83 | |
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E° Bound: | -82 | |
N° Bound: | 27 | |
S° Bound: | 25 | |
Description |
Gulf Of Mexico |
Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Range |
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Start: | 1997 |
End: | 2003 |
Extent Group 3
Extent Group 3 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -83 | |
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E° Bound: | -82 | |
N° Bound: | 27 | |
S° Bound: | 25 | |
Description |
Gulf Of Mexico |
Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Range |
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Start: | 1997 |
End: | 2003 |
Extent Group 4
Extent Group 4 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -83 | |
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E° Bound: | -82 | |
N° Bound: | 27 | |
S° Bound: | 25 | |
Description |
Gulf Of Mexico |
Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Range |
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Start: | 1997 |
End: | 2003 |
Access Information
Data License: | CC0-1.0 |
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Data License URL: | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
Data License Statement: | These data were produced by NOAA and are not subject to copyright protection in the United States. NOAA waives any potential copyright and related rights in these data worldwide through the Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (CC0-1.0). |
Security Class: | Unclassified |
Security Classification System: |
Publc Data |
Security Handling Description: |
None |
Data Access Policy: |
To anyone based upon request. |
Data Access Procedure: |
Download From Provided links |
Data Access Constraints: |
None |
Data Use Constraints: |
Not for use in litigation. Please credit data set. |
Metadata Access Constraints: |
None |
Metadata Use Constraints: |
Not for use in litigation. |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Start Date: | 2016 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/archive-management-system/OAS/bin/prd/jquery/accession/download/156706 |
Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present) |
File Name: | 156706.1.1.tar.gz |
Description: |
tar file containing allfiles in the NCEI archive for this data set |
File Type (Deprecated): | .gz |
File Size: | .332 mb |
Compression: | TAR |
Review Status: | Not Chked |
URLs
URL 1
URL: | https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156706 |
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Name: | Home Page for Accession 0156706 |
URL Type: |
Online Resource
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File Resource Format: | html |
Description: |
Diet and investigation of immature sea turtles in the coastal waters of West Florida 1997-2003 (NCEI Accession 0156706) |
URL 2
URL: | https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156706/1.1/about/0156706_map.jpg |
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Name: | Sampling MapAccession 0156706 |
URL Type: |
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Description: |
Diet and investigation of immature sea turtles in the coastal waters of West Florida 1997-2003 (NCEI Accession 0156706) |
Technical Environment
Description: |
data originally existed as excel spreadsheets |
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Data Quality
Representativeness: |
Data Represents all turtles were tagged and recaptured. |
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Accuracy: |
There were no reported issue . |
Bias: |
No known bias |
Completeness Report: |
Data is complete |
Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
Data were double checked for accuracy |
Data Management
Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | No |
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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. |
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Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
Data were manually entered by Wayne Witzell |
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Type | Title |
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Document | DIET OF IMMATURE KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLES ( LEPIDOCHELYS KEMPI ) FROM GULLIVAN BAY, TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS, SOUTHWEST FLORIDA | |
Entity | Table: GULLIVAN_FECAL | |
Entity | Table: GULLIVAN_FIELD_WORKERS | |
Entity | Table: GULLIVAN_HEADER | |
Entity | gullivan_fecal_structure.csv | |
Entity | gullivan_header_structure.csv | |
Document | journal.txt |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 22439 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:22439 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Lee M Weinberger |
Metadata Record Created: | 2014-11-03 15:39+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2025-04-01 17:16+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 |