Galveston Historical Turtle Projects
Project (PRJ) | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:24607 | Updated: August 8, 2024 | Published / External
Item Identification
| Title: | Galveston Historical Turtle Projects |
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| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Abstract: |
This is a compilation of several data sets related to the Galveston Texas Seaturtle Headstart program. Most notable is the Kemp's ridley headstart program [1978-1992] which captive reared up to 2,000 Kemp's ridley hatchlings per year until they were large enough to receive up to 4 tags, then they were released into the wild in the Gulf of Mexico. Morphometric measurements such as carapace length, carapace width, body depth and weight are taken to track growth and health. This data package also contains data from the seawater intake pump. Water quality data is recorded during the intake of seawater through the intake lines. This data package also contains a summary of bacteria found in the turtle tanks. In order to maintain healthy reared sea turtle swabs were taken and tested for several different bacteria. |
| Notes: |
The Headstart program at the Galveston Lab is no longer in operation |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
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| UNCONTROLLED | |
| SEFSC | GalLab Metadata Portfolio |
Physical Location
| Organization: | National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland |
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| City: | Silver Spring |
| State/Province: | MD |
URLs
URL 1
| URL: | https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0157625 |
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| Name: | NCEI Accession 0157625 Landing Page |
| URL Type: |
Online Resource
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| Description: |
The Home Page For The NCEI Archive For This Project. From This Page, One can navigate down to the (archived) data. |
URL 2
| URL: | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/noaa-releases-79-florida-loggerhead-sea-turtles-wild |
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| Name: | NOAA Releases 79 Florida Loggerhead Sea Turtles into the Wild |
| URL Type: |
Online Resource
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| Description: |
NOAA Fisheries scientists and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission released 79 loggerhead sea turtles into the ocean off Florida’s east coast. The turtles were raised in captivity as part of a unique program to test devices used during commercial fishing operations to reduce sea turtle bycatch and mortality. The turtles were part of 2 weeks of testing that took place near Panama City, Florida in mid-June. Scientists from NOAA’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center evaluated the effectiveness of turtle excluder devices (TEDs) in shrimp trawls. “This work is so important to the survival of endangered sea turtles,†said NOAA biologist Ben Higgins. |
Acronyms
| CC | Caretta caretta (scientific name for loggerhead sea turtle) |
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| CMTTP | Cooperative Marine Turtle Tagging Program |
| FCA | First Care Area, a semi-quarantine area within the Turtle Barn where turtles receive treatment for various ailments |
| PIT | Integrated Transponder. A radio frequency identification tag used on sea turtles |
| RFF | Right front flipper |
| RW | Raceway, a rectangular holding tank 20' long by 6' wide by 2' or 3' deep |
| TED | Turtle Excluder Device |
| VIP | A person or persons who came through on a sea turtle tour that were part of a special group designated by the laboratory director, visiting researchers, officials, and dignitaries |
| W&M | process of weighing and measuring the turtles |
| WL | Wetlab buidling |
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Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 24607 |
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| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:24607 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | James A Primrose |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2015-04-24 11:06+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | Lee M Weinberger |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2024-08-08 12:45+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 |