24607 Project Published / External 64579 SEFSC Marine Turtle Project 2017 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. The Headstart program at the Galveston Lab is no longer in operation Theme SEFSC GalLab Metadata Portfolio National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland Silver Spring MD https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/noaa-releases-79-florida-loggerhead-sea-turtles-wild NOAA Releases 79 Florida Loggerhead Sea Turtles into the Wild Online Resource 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. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0157625 NCEI Accession 0157625 Landing Page Online Resource The Home Page For The NCEI Archive For This Project. From This Page, One can navigate down to the (archived) data. CC Caretta caretta (scientific name for loggerhead sea turtle) 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 26906 Data Set 26901 Data Set 26905 Data Set 26904 Data Set 26907 Data Set 26875 Data Set 26900 Data Set 26903 Data Set 26883 Data Set 26902 Data Set 26881 Data Set 30676 Data Set 26877 Data Set gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:24607 James Primrose 2015-04-24T11:06:31 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-08-19T18:34:11 2021-04-29 Southeast Fisheries Science Center SEFSC 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA (305)361-5761 www.sefsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST 1001 Public No 2021-04-29 1 Year 2022-04-29