2709 PIR Marine Turtle Database Project Published / External 2708 PSD Marine Turtle Biology and Assessment Program (MTBAP) Metadata Portfolio Project In Work Data collected in marine turtle research programs are diverse, ranging from isolated observations of incidental encounters with turtles on the high-seas to voluminous, complex behavioral data gathered in systematic surveys of nesting beaches or inshore habitats. Due to the different types of data the information is opportunistically and periodically collected. The study areas in this database include the Hawaiian Archipelago in the north, American Samoa and U. S. Pacific Remote Island Areas in the south, and the Mariana Archipelago in the west. Effective management of these data is essential to maximize their research value and enable timely population assessments and recovery monitoring. To provide such capabilities at the National Marine Fisheries Service, a comprehensive Turtle Data Processing System (TDPS, formerly called Marine Turtle Data Management System) was created. The system was written in DBase III and Clipper and implemented on IBM/PC-compatible computers running under MS-DOS. As of 2003, TDPS was upgraded into Microsoft Access. The TDPS is modular, supporting data of various types. Cross-referencing and multiple-encounter analysis are enabled through a core database file of individual turtle identifications, based on uniquely-inscribed flipper tags and passive-integrative transponder tags. The Oracle Turtle Database Processing System (OTDPS) was designed to support marine turtle research at the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) Marine Turtle Biology and Assessment Program (MTBAP). It provides for the systematic storage, retrieval, and summarization of data collected in three source categories: (1) data pertaining to turtles found stranded on beaches or incidentally caught in nearshore fishing gear and reported to NMFS, (2) data collected by NMFS during survey of nearshore turtle habitat, and (3) data on nesting activity collected by NMFS, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) biologists, or other collaborating biologists from turtle nesting beaches. In all three categories, most turtles involved are uniquely identified through the application of flipper tags. Thus a key feature of the database is the ability to trace the history of encounters with individual turtles and cross-reference information among data sets. A central turtle ID file facilitates this. Division: Protected Species Division Director: Charles Littnan Program: PSD Marine Turtle Biology and Assessment Program Lead: T. Todd Jones Authorities: Endangered Species Act Ownership: PIFSC Temporal Resolution: Date Frequency of Collection: Stranding - opportunistic, Ocean observations & Capture - periodic & opportunistic, Nesting - daily Time of Collection: Nesting - summer field season in the NWHI or fall in the south Pacific region Types of Data Collected: Turtle strandings, Ocean captured and observed turtles, Nesting turtles Collection Method: Collection form Recording Media: Paper Validation and QC Procedures: Available QC Standards: Available Storage Media: Paper Forms, Hard Disk Drive (HDD), External HDD / Access database Storage Format: Oracle Backups: Available Update Schedule: Whenever new data are entered Data Distribution Method: Email Theme MTBAP Theme PIFSC Theme PSD Theme Pacific sea turtles Theme nest Theme observation Theme ocean capture Theme strand Temporal Date Spatial American Samoa Spatial CNMI Spatial Guam Spatial Hawaiian Islands Spatial Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Spatial Pacific Ocean Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Honolulu HI USA 1845 Wasp Boulevard Building 176 Data System Yes Endangered Species Act Federal Paper Data Steward 2006-08-31 2014 Person Balazs, George H itsahonuworldinhawaii@hotmail.com 992 Awaawaanoa Place Honolulu HI 96825 United States https://georgehbalazs.com/ George Balazs HomePage Online Resource Data Steward 2006-08-31 Person Murakawa, Shawn KK shawn.murakawa@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5731 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. M - F Distributor 2015 Person Murakawa, Shawn KK shawn.murakawa@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5731 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. M - F Via email Shawn.Murakawa@noaa.gov Metadata Contact 2015 Person Murakawa, Shawn KK shawn.murakawa@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5731 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. M - F Via email Shawn.Murakawa@noaa.gov Point of Contact 2006-08-31 Person Murakawa, Shawn KK shawn.murakawa@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5731 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. M - F Via email 144.617408 -154.789191 28.217525 -14.560291 Nearshore waters and shorelines of the Hawaiian Archipelago in the north, American Samoa in the south, and the Mariana Archipelago in the west. Continuing 1965-08-06 Unclassified Email request to Shawn Murakawa (shawn.murakawa@noaa.gov) Privacy issues (name, address, phone number in data from stranding reports) 5449 Data Set 5452 Data Set 5448 Data Set gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:2709 Brent Miyamoto 2006-08-31T11:00:15 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-06-15T22:15:18 2017-09-06 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIFSC 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5300 https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 1001 Public No 2017-09-06 1 Year 2018-09-06