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Monthly morphometric data on captive loggerhead sea turtles 1995-present

Data Set (DS)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26875  |  Updated: April 1, 2025  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Keywords
Physical Location
Data Set Info
Support Roles
Extents
Access Info
Distribution Info
URLs
Data Quality
Data Management
Lineage
Child Items
Catalog Details

Summary

Short Citation
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2025: Monthly morphometric data on captive loggerhead sea turtles 1995-present, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26875.
Full Citation Examples

Abstract

The database contains monthly measurements taken on captive reared sea turtles. Measurements include: straight carapace length nuchal notch to carapace tip, straight carapace width maximum width, body depth maximum, weight.

Distribution Information

Access Constraints:

None

Use Constraints:

Not for use in litigation.

Please cite appropriately.

Controlled Theme Keywords

Caretta caretta

Child Items

Type Title
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2001
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2001 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2001 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2002
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2002 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2002 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2003
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2003 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2003 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2004
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2004 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2004 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2005
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2005 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2005 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2006
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2006 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2006 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2007
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2007 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2007 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2008
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2008 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2008 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2009
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2009 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2009 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2010 (Corrected)
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2010 (Misaligned)
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2010 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2010 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2011
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2011 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2011 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2012
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2012 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2012 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2013
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2013 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2013 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2014
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2014 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2014 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2015
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2015 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2015 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2016
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2016 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2016 Column Definitions

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Tim J Baumer
tim.baumer@noaa.gov
409-766-3784

Metadata Contact
Benjamin Higgins
ben.higgins@noaa.gov
409-766-3670

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-94.819688° W, -94.81456° E, 29.278028° N, 29.274811° S

Gulf Of Mexico

Time Frame 1
1995 - Present

Item Identification

Title: Monthly morphometric data on captive loggerhead sea turtles 1995-present
Status: In Work
Creation Date: 1995
Publication Date: 2017
Abstract:

The database contains monthly measurements taken on captive reared sea turtles. Measurements include: straight carapace length nuchal notch to carapace tip, straight carapace width maximum width, body depth maximum, weight.
Purpose:

To monitor growth of captive reared sea turtles

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
Caretta caretta View WoRMS Aphia Record
UNCONTROLLED
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0157625
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 157625
NODC DATA TYPES ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - MASS
NODC DATA TYPES ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center
None body depth
None caretta caretta
None length
None loggerhead
None morphometric data
None sea turtle

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 1995-2016

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA
UNCONTROLLED
NODC SEA AREA NAMES Coastal Waters Of Texas
NODC SEA AREA NAMES Gulf of Mexico

Instrument Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES calipers
ODC INSTRUMENT TYPES scale

Physical Location

Organization: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
City: Silver Spring
State/Province: MD

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Data Set Type: CSV Files
Data Presentation Form: Table (digital)

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 280988
Date Effective From: 1995
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Higgins, Benjamin
Address: 4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX 77551
Email Address: ben.higgins@noaa.gov
Phone: 409-766-3670
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Distributor

CC ID: 280989
Date Effective From: 2017
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Email Address: ncei.info@noaa.gov
URL: NCEI Contact Information

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 284097
Date Effective From: 1995
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Higgins, Benjamin
Address: 4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX 77551
Email Address: ben.higgins@noaa.gov
Phone: 409-766-3670
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Originator

CC ID: 810492
Date Effective From: 1995
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
USA
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

Point of Contact

CC ID: 284098
Date Effective From: 2015
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Baumer, Tim J
Address: 4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX 77551
Email Address: tim.baumer@noaa.gov
Phone: 409-766-3784
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 280994
W° Bound: -94.819688
E° Bound: -94.81456
N° Bound: 29.278028
S° Bound: 29.274811
Description

Gulf Of Mexico

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 280993
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 1995

Access Information

Data License: CC0-1.0
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 Handling Description:

None
Data Access Policy:

None
Data Access Procedure:

Download From provided url
Data Access Constraints:

None
Data Use Constraints:

Not for use in litigation.

Please cite appropriately.
Metadata Access Constraints:

None
Metadata Use Constraints:

Please cite appropriately.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 573218
Start Date: 2017
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0102/0157625/2.2/data/0-data/Galveston_Turtle_Program/26875/
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2017 - Present)
Description:

Homepage of Archive for InPort Catalog ID 26875.

One may navigate from here to download the files associated with this dataset
File Type (Deprecated): Multiple formats
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Chked Viruses Inapp Content

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 1344103
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157625
Name: Landing Page NCEI Accession 015765
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Higgins, Benjamin (2017). Galveston, Texas Head Start Captive Reared Sea Turtle Program Data, 1979-2016 (NCEI Accession 0157625)

Data Quality

Completeness Measure:

Data is complete as all turtles are measured
Quality Control Procedures Employed:

None

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-MD
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

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 284102
Description:

None
Process Contact: Higgins, Benjamin
Phone (Voice): 409-766-3670
Email Address: ben.higgins@noaa.gov

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2001
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2001 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2001 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2002
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2002 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2002 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2003
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2003 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2003 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2004
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2004 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2004 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2005
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2005 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2005 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2006
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2006 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2006 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2007
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2007 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2007 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2008
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2008 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2008 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2009
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2009 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2009 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2010 (Corrected)
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2010 (Misaligned)
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2010 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2010 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2011
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2011 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2011 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2012
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2012 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2012 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2013
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2013 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2013 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2014
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2014 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2014 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2015
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2015 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2015 Column Definitions
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2016
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2016 Codes and Values
Entity Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2016 Column Definitions

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 26875
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26875
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2015-09-03 13:40+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