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Captive sea turtle rearing inventory, feeding, and water chemistry in Galveston Lab rearing tanks

Data Set (DS)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26906  |  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: Captive sea turtle rearing inventory, feeding, and water chemistry in Galveston Lab rearing tanks, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26906.
Full Citation Examples

Abstract

The database contains daily records of sea turtle inventories by species feeding rates type of food fed sick sea turtles sea turtles that have died log of tanks cleaned and any comments on sea turtles being watched for feeding abnormalities, bloating, or other behavioral issues.

Purpose

Monitor growth of captive reares sea turtles

Distribution Information

Access Constraints:

None

Use Constraints:

Not for use in litigation

Controlled Theme Keywords

AMMONIA, Caretta caretta, EARTH SCIENCE, Lepidochelys kempii, NITRATE, NITRITE, OCEAN SALINITY, PH, SEA TURTLES, WATER TEMPERATURE

URLs

  • Landing Page NCEI Accession 0156869

    Captive sea turtle rearing inventory, feeding, and water chemistry in sea turtle rearing tanks at NOAA Galveston, Texas from 1995 to 2015 (NCEI Accession 0156869)

Child Items

Type Title
Document 0-email.txt
Entity CAP2005.csv
Entity CAP2006.csv
Entity CAP2007.csv
Entity CAP2008.csv
Entity CAP2009_corrected.csv
Entity CAP2010.csv
Entity CAP2011.csv
Entity CAP2012.csv
Entity CAP2013.csv
Entity CAP2014.csv
Entity CAP2015.csv
Entity CAP2018.csv
Entity CAP2019.csv
Entity CAP_Metadata_Table.csv
Entity CHEM2016.csv
Entity Captive log 2005-2015
Entity Chem_Metadata.csv
Document NCEI Accession 0156869 Journal File
Entity captive_log_2005.csv
Entity captive_log_2006.csv
Entity captive_log_2007.csv
Entity captive_log_2008.csv
Entity captive_log_2009.csv
Entity captive_log_2010.csv
Entity captive_log_2011.csv
Entity captive_log_2012.csv
Entity captive_log_misc_descriptors.csv
Entity chem_log _misc_descriptors.csv
Document readme_26906.pdf

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 - 2015-12-31

Item Identification

Title: Captive sea turtle rearing inventory, feeding, and water chemistry in Galveston Lab rearing tanks
Status: Completed
Creation Date: 2005
Publication Date: 2016
Abstract:

The database contains daily records of sea turtle inventories by species feeding rates type of food fed sick sea turtles sea turtles that have died log of tanks cleaned and any comments on sea turtles being watched for feeding abnormalities, bloating, or other behavioral issues.
Purpose:

Monitor growth of captive reares sea turtles
Other Citation Details:

Cite as: Higgins, Benjamin (2016). Captive sea turtle rearing inventory, feeding, and water chemistry in sea turtle rearing tanks at NOAA Galveston, Texas from 1995 to 2015 (NCEI Accession 0156869). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156869. Accessed [date]

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > REPTILES > TURTLES > SEA TURTLES
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > AMMONIA
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRATE
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRITE
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PH
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > OCEAN SALINITY
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
Caretta caretta View WoRMS Aphia Record
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
Lepidochelys kempii View WoRMS Aphia Record
UNCONTROLLED
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0156869
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 156869
NODC DATA TYPES AMMONIUM (NH4)
NODC DATA TYPES Nitrate
NODC DATA TYPES Nitrite
NODC DATA TYPES pH
NODC DATA TYPES Reptiles
NODC DATA TYPES Salinity
NODC DATA TYPES Water Temperature
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES hange Master Directory (GCMD) Science Laboratory Analysis
None Caretta caretta
None feeding
None Kemp's ridley
None loggerhead
None sea turtle
None water chemistry

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 1995-2015

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
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
NODC SEA AREA NAMES North Atlantic Ocean

Instrument Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
TEMPERATURE PROBES > TEMPERATURE PROBES
UNCONTROLLED
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES salinometer
Provider Instruments Water Chemistry Kit

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: MS Excel Spreadsheet
Maintenance Frequency: Daily
Data Presentation Form: Table (digital)
Data Set Credit: NOAA Galveston Laboratory

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 281087
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: 767232
Date Effective From: 2016
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: 281089
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.

Point of Contact

CC ID: 273437
Date Effective From: 2006
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: 273440
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: 273439
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 1995
End: 2015-12-31

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:

N/A
Data Access Procedure:

Download from provided url

Data Access Constraints:

None
Data Use Constraints:

Not for use in litigation
Metadata Access Constraints:

N/A
Metadata Use Constraints:

N/A

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 766586
Start Date: 2016
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/archive-management-system/OAS/bin/prd/jquery/accession/download/156869
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: 156869.2.2.tar.gz
File Type (Deprecated): NCEI Archived Data Accession
File Size: 15.582 mb
Compression: GTAR
Review Status: Chked Viruses Inapp Content

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 1125467
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156869
Name: Landing Page NCEI Accession 0156869
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Captive sea turtle rearing inventory, feeding, and water chemistry in sea turtle rearing tanks at NOAA Galveston, Texas from 1995 to 2015 (NCEI Accession 0156869)

Data Quality

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

N/A
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?: No
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: No
If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: Yes
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: World Data Center (WDC) Facility
If World Data Center or Other, Specify: NCEI Archive
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 database server only accessible through the NMFS network requiring separate multi-factor authentication for both network and database access.

Lineage

Lineage Statement:

Data Type: WATER TEMPERATURE (measured); Units: decidegrees Celsius; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: temperature probe.

Data Type: SALINITY (measured); Units: ppt; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: salinometer.

Data Type: PH (measured); Units: hydrogen ion power; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: water chemistry kit.

Data Type: AMMONIA (measured); Units: mg/L; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: water chemistry kit.

Data Type: NITRATE (measured); Units: mg/L; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: water chemistry kit.

Data Type: NITRITE (measured); Units: mg/L; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: water chemistry kit.

Sources

NCEI Lineage Information

CC ID: 852913
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Galveston Lab
Citation URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156869
Citation URL Name: NCEI Lineage

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 284201
Description:

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

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 26906
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26906
Metadata Record Created By: Benjamin Higgins
Metadata Record Created: 2015-09-04 14:27+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