26901
Cooperative Marine Turtle Tagging Program sea turtle tagging records on rehabilitated and released sea turtles from NOAA Galveston
Data Set
Published / External
24607
Galveston Turtle Projects
Project
In Work
2003
2017
The database is a summary of records of: sea turtle size tags applied release and capture location are summarized in this database which is derived from paper data sheets submitted to the Cooperative Marine Turtle Tagging Program CMTTP at the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research ACCSTR, University of Florida, Gainesville.
Monitor growth of captive reareds sea turtles
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Theme
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
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > REPTILES > TURTLES
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO
Theme
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
0157625
Theme
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
157625
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES
ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - BEHAVIOR
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES
ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - MASS
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - MARKS OR TAGS
Theme
NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Theme
WMO_CategoryCode
Oceanography
Temporal
2003-2017
Spatial
NODC SEA AREA NAMES
Coastal Waters Of Texas
Spatial
NODC SEA AREA NAMES
Gulf of Mexico
Instrument
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES
YSI - handheld multi-parameter instrument
Instrument
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES
calipers
Instrument
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES
scale
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring
MD
NCEI Archive
Data Set
CSV Files
As Needed
As needed
Table (digital)
N/A
N/A
N/A
34875
CMTTP 2016 (Original)
Published / External
Completed
The database is a summary of records of: sea turtle size tags applied release and capture location are summarized in this database which is derived from paper data sheets submitted to the Cooperative Marine Turtle Tagging Program CMTTPat the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research ACCSTR, University of Florida, Gainesville.
Spreadsheet
The database is a summary of records of: sea turtle size tags applied release and capture location are summarized in this database which is derived from paper data sheets submitted to the Cooperative Marine Turtle Tagging Program CMTTPat the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research ACCSTR, University of Florida, Gainesville.
1
Stranding Number
CHARACTER
50
No
No
Active
Except for nesters, the code is formed by using the first initials of the person who discovered the turtle, followed by the year, day, date and consecutive turtle number found by that person on that day.
2
Species
CHARACTER
20
No
No
Active
Genus and species of sea turtle
3
SCLmin (cm)
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Straight carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with calipers from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the notch where the two most posterior marginal scutes meet
4
SCL (cm)
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Straight carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with calipers from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the most posterior tip of the carapace
5
SCW (cm)
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Maximum width in centimeters. Measurment is taken with calipers at the largest width of the carapace
6
CCLmin (cm)
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Curved carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with a soft measuring tape from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the notch where the two most posterior marginal scutes meet
7
CCL (cm)
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Curved carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with a soft measuring tape from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the notch where the tip of the most posterior marginal scute.
8
CCW (cm)
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Maximum width in centimeters. Measurment is taken with a soft measuring tape at the largest width of the carapace
9
Weight (kg)
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Weight in kilograms
10
Was turtle carrying tags when encountered?
CHARACTER
3
No
No
Active
Were any tags found on or in the sea turtle when it was examined
11
Did turtle have tag scars?
CHARACTER
38
No
No
Active
Tag scars are left when a flipper tag tears out. It usually forms a highly visible V notch in the flipper. Yes or No answer may also include information on which flipper the tag scar was found
12
Did turtle have PIT tag?
CHARACTER
16
No
No
Active
Was a passive integrated transponder tag found when examining the sea turtle. Yes or No answer may also have an indicator of where the tag was found and the tag code
13
Did turtle have CWT?
CHARACTER
25
No
No
Active
Was a coded wire tag found when examining the sea turtle. Yes or No answer may also have an indicator of in which flipper the tag was found
14
Did turtle have living tag?
CHARACTER
15
No
No
Active
Was a living tag found when examining the carapace. Yes or No answer may also have an idicator of the scute on which the living tag was found
15
Project Type
CHARACTER
35
No
No
Active
Means by which the turtle was made available for examination
16
Date Released
CHARACTER
10
No
No
Active
Date on which the sea turtle was released into the wild.
17
Release Location
CHARACTER
100
No
No
Active
Location where the sea turtle was released back into the wild.
18
Release Lat
CHARACTER
15
No
No
Active
The latitude at which the sea turtle was released
19
Release Long
CHARACTER
16
No
No
Active
The longitude at which the sea turtle was released
20
Date Captured
NUMERIC
10
No
No
Active
Date on which the sea turtle was captured
21
Capture Location
CHARACTER
120
No
No
Active
Location where the sea turtle was captured
22
Capture Latitude
CHARACTER
15
No
No
Active
The geographic latitude at which the sea turtle was captured
23
Capture Long
CHARACTER
16
No
No
Active
The geographic longitude at which the sea turtle was captured
24
Left Front Flipper
CHARACTER
6
No
No
Active
Monel alloy flipper tag with a 6 character code of letters and numbers applied to the left front flipper
25
Right Front Flipper
CHARACTER
16
No
No
Active
Monel alloy flipper tag with a 6 character code of letters and numbers applied to the right front flipper
26
PIT Tag Number
CHARACTER
15
No
No
Active
Passive Integrated Transponder Code of the transponder.
27
PIT Tag Location
CHARACTER
20
No
No
Active
The location of the Passive Integrated Transponder tag within the sea turtle
28
Comments
CHARACTER
300
No
No
Active
Comments on anything out of the normal
29
Recapture
NUMERIC
1
No
No
Active
Number of times turtle was recaptured following rehabilitation and release
30
Later Found Deceased
CHARACTER
3
No
No
Active
Was the turtle found deceased upon recapture. Yes or No
50889
Codes and Values Explained
Published / External
Completed
Metadata Table which Describes Codes and short values In The Data Tables of Entities in this data set
Data Table
Yes
Meta Table listing Codes and Their Values. Please note that codes for all data columns have been provided
10
MiscDescripter Code
Character
20
Yes
No
Active
Code Value or value
20
Description
Character
100
Yes
No
Active
Meaning of The Code or value
50890
Column Definitions
Published / External
Completed
Meta Table which provides definitions for the columns in the data entities for this dataset
Data Table
Yes
Column Definitions
Meta Table which provides definitions for the columns in the data entities for this data set
20
Original Variable Name
Character
40
Yes
No
Active
The original variable name for which the data is supplied. This is the column name in the original_data.csv file
30
Revised Variable Name
Character
40
Yes
No
Active
This is the normalized corrected variable name for which the data is supplied. This is the column name in the data table renamed_data_table.csv file (if the data table is instead renamed_data_sheet.csv it will correspond to columns in that table.
40
Data Description
Character
150
Yes
No
Active
The descriptor/Column definition of the corresponding column
50
Data Type
Character
12
Yes
No
Active
Indicates the data type (generally character or numeric ) of the corresponding data column
Character
Number
60
Data Length
Numeric
4
Yes
No
0
Active
The length of the corresponding field in question
70
Number of Decimal Places
Numeric
2
No
No
Active
Indicates the number of data places (for a numeric column) of the corresponding column in question. This will be blank if the corresponding column in question
I
100
Required?
Character
7
Yes
No
Active
Indicates If it is required that this column be populated in the corresponding data table
Yes
No
50892
CMTTP 2016 (Revised Column Names)
Published / External
Completed
The database is a summary of records of: sea turtle size tags applied release and capture location are summarized in this database which is derived from paper data sheets submitted to the Cooperative Marine Turtle Tagging Program CMTTPat the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research ACCSTR, University of Florida, Gainesville.
Spreadsheet
The database is a summary of records of: sea turtle size tags applied release and capture location are summarized in this database which is derived from paper data sheets submitted to the Cooperative Marine Turtle Tagging Program CMTTPat the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research ACCSTR, University of Florida, Gainesville.
1
Stranding_Identifiction_Code
CHARACTER
50
No
No
Active
Except for nesters, the code is formed by using the first initials of the person who discovered the turtle, followed by the year, day, date and consecutive turtle number found by that person on that day.
2
Species
CHARACTER
20
No
No
Active
Genus and species of sea turtle
3
Straight_Carapace_Length_Minimum_cm
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Straight carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with calipers from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the notch where the two most posterior marginal scutes meet
cm
4
Straight_Carapace_Length_cm
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Straight carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with calipers from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the most posterior tip of the carapace
cm
5
Straight_Carapace_Width_cm
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Maximum width in centimeters. Measurment is taken with calipers at the largest width of the carapace
6
Curved_Carapace_Length_Minimum_cm
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Curved carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with a soft measuring tape from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the notch where the two most posterior marginal scutes meet
cm
7
Curved_Carapace_Length_cm
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Curved carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with a soft measuring tape from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the notch where the tip of the most posterior marginal scute.
cm
8
Curved_Carapace_Width_cm
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Maximum width in centimeters. Measurment is taken with a soft measuring tape at the largest width of the carapace
9
Weight_kg
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Weight in kilograms
kg
10
Was_turtle_carrying_tags_when_encountered?
CHARACTER
3
No
No
Active
Were any tags found on or in the sea turtle when it was examined
11
Did_turtle_have_tag_scars?
CHARACTER
38
No
No
Active
Tag scars are left when a flipper tag tears out. It usually forms a highly visible V notch in the flipper. Yes or No answer may also include information on which flipper the tag scar was found
12
Did_turtle_have_PIT_tag?
CHARACTER
16
No
No
Active
Was a passive integrated transponder tag found when examining the sea turtle. Yes or No answer may also have an indicator of where the tag was found and the tag code
13
Did_turtle_have_CWT?
CHARACTER
25
No
No
Active
Was a coded wire tag found when examining the sea turtle. Yes or No answer may also have an indicator of in which flipper the tag was found
14
Did_turtle _have_ living_tag?
CHARACTER
15
No
No
Active
Was a living tag found when examining the carapace. Yes or No answer may also have an idicator of the scute on which the living tag was found
15
Project_Type
CHARACTER
35
No
No
Active
Means by which the turtle was made available for examination
16
Date_Released
Data
10
No
No
Active
Date on which the sea turtle was released into the wild.
MM/DD/YYYY
17
Release_Location
CHARACTER
100
No
No
Active
Location where the sea turtle was released back into the wild.
18
Release_Latitude
CHARACTER
15
No
No
Active
The latitude at which the sea turtle was released
19
Release_Longitude
CHARACTER
16
No
No
Active
The longitude at which the sea turtle was released
20
Date_Captured
NUMERIC
10
No
No
Active
Date on which the sea turtle was captured
21
Capture_Location
CHARACTER
120
No
No
Active
Location where the sea turtle was captured
22
Capture_Latitude
CHARACTER
15
No
No
Active
The geographic latitude at which the sea turtle was captured
23
Capture_Longitude
CHARACTER
16
No
No
Active
The geographic longitude at which the sea turtle was captured
24
Left_Front_Flipper
CHARACTER
6
No
No
Active
Monel alloy flipper tag with a 6 character code of letters and numbers applied to the left front flipper
25
Right_Front_Flipper
CHARACTER
16
No
No
Active
Monel alloy flipper tag with a 6 character code of letters and numbers applied to the right front flipper
26
PIT_Tag_Number
CHARACTER
15
No
No
Active
Passive Integrated Transponder Code of the transponder.
27
PIT_Tag_Location
CHARACTER
20
No
No
Active
The location of the Passive Integrated Transponder tag within the sea turtle
28
Comments
CHARACTER
300
No
No
Active
Comments on anything out of the normal
29
Recapture
NUMERIC
1
No
No
Active
Number of times turtle was recaptured following rehabilitation and release
30
Later_Found_Deceased
CHARACTER
3
No
No
Active
Was the turtle found deceased upon recapture. Yes or No
Data Steward
2003
Person
Higgins, Benjamin
ben.higgins@noaa.gov
4700 Avenue U
Galveston
TX
77551
409-766-3670
Contact by email preferred.
Distributor
2017
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
NCEI-MD
NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring
MD
20910-3282
(301) 713-3277
Contact by email preferred.
Metadata Contact
2003
Person
Higgins, Benjamin
ben.higgins@noaa.gov
4700 Avenue U
Galveston
TX
77551
409-766-3670
Contact by email preferred.
Point of Contact
2003
Person
Baumer, Tim J
tim.baumer@noaa.gov
4700 Avenue U
Galveston
TX
77551
409-766-3784
Contact by email preferred.
Ground Condition
-95.295206
-93.838005
29.68
28.937322
Gulf Of Mexico
Continuing
2003
Unclassified
None
Open to everyone
Download from provided url
None
None
None
None
2017
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157625/3.3/data/0-data/Galveston_Turtle_Program/26901/
2017
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
InPort Catalog ID 26901 download Page From NCEI
NCEI Archive Home Page For this Dataset. All files may be downloaded from here by appropriate navigation and download
Multiple formats
Chked Viruses Inapp Content
2017
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/archive-management-system/OAS/bin/prd/jquery/accession/download/157625
2017
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
157625.3.3.tar.gz
page to download latest version of accession 0157625 in one archive file
NCEI Archived Data Accession
29.78 mb
GTAR
Not Chked
Recapture Locations were reported with both Latitude / Longitude and with a general geographic description
Recapture Locations were reported with both Latitude / Longitude and with a general geographic description
None
No
0
Yes
No
No
365
N/A
World Data Center (WDC) Facility
365
N/A .
1
None
Person
Higgins, Benjamin
ben.higgins@noaa.gov
4700 Avenue U
Galveston
TX
77551
409-766-3670
50892
Entity
CMTTP 2016 (Revised Column Names)
34875
Entity
CMTTP 2016 (Original)
50889
Entity
Codes and Values Explained
50890
Entity
Column Definitions
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26901
Benjamin Higgins
2015-09-04T14:23:12
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2023-08-15T17:09:41
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