29497 Data Set Published / External 28652 Human/Gear Interactions Data Project On Going 1989 2016-04-26 The Southeast Fisheries Science Center Mississippi Laboratories is responsible for new gear development and testing to reduce bycatch and incidental interactions of protected species. A gear repository and associated fishing gear database are maintained and updated quarterly to track all reported human interactions with sea turtles strandings. Fishing gear and other articles from human interactions are collected by the Southeast Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN) and shipped to the gear repository for analysis and archiving. The gear is reviewed by staff gear experts that have a background in the particular fishery or commercial/recreational application. To provide data on the interactions between humans and fishing gear, and sea turtles. Cite as: Cook, Melissa (2016). Sea turtle gear interaction collected in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Atlantic from 1989-01-14 to 2015-06-02 (NCEI Accession 0144841). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0144841 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/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, 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 > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES 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 > CARIBBEAN SEA > SABA Spatial Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA Theme NODC ACCESSION NUMBER 0144841 Theme NODC ACCESSION NUMBER 144841 Theme NODC DATA TYPES FISHERY SURVEY - GEAR TYPE - DETAILS Theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES visual estimate Theme NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Bay St. Louis, MS Laboratory Theme WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Theme Gear Interactions Theme Sea Turtle Temporal 1989-2015 Spatial NODC SEA AREA NAMES Coastal Waters Of Alabama Spatial NODC SEA AREA NAMES Coastal Waters Of Florida Spatial NODC SEA AREA NAMES Coastal Waters Of Louisiana Spatial NODC SEA AREA NAMES Coastal Waters Of MIssissippi Spatial NODC SEA AREA NAMES Coastal Waters Of Texas Spatial NODC SEA AREA NAMES Gulf of Mexico Platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES MULTIPLE SHIPS National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland Silver Spring MD Data Set CSV Files As Needed Table (digital) Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 31616 STSSN Fishing Gear Table Published / External Completed The “Fishing Gear Database” for the Gulf of Mexico and SE U.S. States (Texas-North Carolina) is maintained by a gear specialist and point of contact at the NMFS, Pascagoula Laboratory and is updated quarterly.  The NMFS gear expert receives and examines fishing gear associated with sea turtle strandings occurring in the Gulf of Mexico and southeast Atlantic (NC-FL). The gear components are described and assigned to a fishery, if possible. It is important to note that assignment to a fishery is based on the known use of that gear in the fishery based on the expertise of the specialist; it is not a guarantee that it was used in that fishery. Only salvaged and examined gear is included in the database, a complete tally of sea turtle strandings associated with gear interactions can be found in the STSSN database.  Spreadsheet The “Fishing Gear Database” for the Gulf of Mexico and SE U.S. States (Texas-North Carolina) is maintained by a gear specialist and point of contact at the NMFS, Pascagoula Laboratory and is updated quarterly. The NMFS gear expert receives and examines fishing gear associated with sea turtle strandings occurring in the Gulf of Mexico and southeast Atlantic (NC-FL). The gear components are described and assigned to a fishery, if possible. It is important to note that assignment to a fishery is based on the known use of that gear in the fishery based on the expertise of the specialist; it is not a guarantee that it was used in that fishery. Only salvaged and examined gear is included in the database, a complete tally of sea turtle strandings associated with gear interactions can be found in the STSSN database. 1 OBSERVER CHAR 3 No No Active Initials of observers name - first, middle and last (use X if no middle initial) 2 YEAR NUMBER 4 No No Active Four digit year when the specimen was collected (YYYY) 3 MONTH NUMBER 2 No No Active Two digit month when the specimen was collected (MM) 4 DAY NUMBER 2 No No Active Two digit day when the specimen was collected (DD) 5 NO_BY_DAY NUMBER 2 No No Active Sequential number that represents the number of specimens the specific observer collected that day. 6 SPECIES CHAR 2 No No Active Two letters that represent the species of turtle that was collected. (CC=loggerhead, CM=green, DC=leatherback, EI=hawksbill, LK=Kemp's ridley, LO=olive ridley, UN=unidentified) 7 STATE CHAR 2 No No Active Standard two letter abbreviation for the state that the specimen was collected except Florida. FG for Florida-Gulf (west of Longitude -80deg30.0min) and FA for Florida-Atlantic (east of Longitude -80deg, 30.0min) 8 ZONE NUMBER 2 No No Active Standard shrimp statistical zone. Please see attached document for zone Map. 9 GEAR SUBMITTED CHAR 75 No No Active Type of fishing hook and gear the specimen was caught on: Eg. (J-Hook and Wire leader, Circle Hook and Monofilament) 10 PHOTOS CHAR 1 No No Active Photos of gear submitted - taken by gear specialist Y =Yes photographs were taken, N=No photographs available. 11 GEAR1 CHAR 6 No No Active First type of gear the specimen was caught with. Example: Specimen was caught with a J-Hook and Monofilament. GEAR1=J-Hook Gear types: CA= cast net, FL = float, GI=gill net, Circle = Circle hook, J-Hook, Kale Hook, Jig, Treble hook, HO=unknown hook type, LU=lure, MO=monofilament line, MU=multifiliment line, PN= pound net, RO = rope, SH=shrimp trawl, SK=sinker, SN=seine net, SW=swivel, TR=trap line, WL= wire leader 12 GEAR2 CHAR 6 No No Active Second type of gear on the same specimen. Example: Specimen was caught with a J-Hook and Monofilament. GEAR1=J-Hook and GEAR2=Monofilament Gear types: CA= cast net, FL = float, GI=gill net, Circle = Circle hook, J-Hook, Kale Hook, Jig, Treble hook, HO=unknown hook type, LU=lure, MO=monofilament line, MU=multifiliment line, PN= pound net, RO = rope, SH=shrimp trawl, SK=sinker, SN=seine net, SW=swivel, TR=trap line, WL= wire leader 13 GEAR3 CHAR 6 No No Active Third type of gear on the same specimen. Example: Specimen was caught with a J-Hook and Monofilament attached to a sinker. GEAR1=J-Hook, GEAR2=Monofilament (MO), and Gear3=Sinker (SK) Gear types: CA= cast net, FL = float, GI=gill net, Circle = Circle hook, J-Hook, Kale Hook, Jig, Treble hook, HO=unknown hook type, LU=lure, MO=monofilament line, MU=multifiliment line, PN= pound net, RO = rope, SH=shrimp trawl, SK=sinker, SN=seine net, SW=swivel, TR=trap line, WL= wire leader 14 GEAR4 CHAR 6 No No Active Fourth type of gear on the same specimen. Example: Specimen was caught with a J-Hook, Monofilament, and sinker attached by a wire leader. GEAR1=J-Hook, GEAR2=Monofilament (MO), Gear3=Sinker (SK), and GEAR4=Wire Leader (WL) Gear types: CA= cast net, FL = float, GI=gill net, Circle = Circle hook, J-Hook, Kale Hook, Jig, Treble hook, HO=unknown hook type, LU=lure, MO=monofilament line, MU=multifiliment line, PN= pound net, RO = rope, SH=shrimp trawl, SK=sinker, SN=seine net, SW=swivel, TR=trap line, WL= wire leader 15 GEAR TYPE1 CHAR 1 No No Active Relates back to GEAR1 and describes what the fishing gear was being used for. R=recreational, C=commercial, R/C=recreational or commercial, U=undetermined 16 GEAR TYPE2 CHAR 1 No No Active Relates back to GEAR2 and describes what the fishing gear was being used for. R=recreational, C=commercial, R/C=recreational or commercial, U=undetermined 17 GEAR TYPE3 CHAR 1 No No Active Relates back to GEAR3 and describes what the fishing gear was being used for. R=recreational, C=commercial, R/C=recreational or commercial, U=undetermined 18 GEAR TYPE4 CHAR 1 No No Active Relates back to GEAR4 and describes what the fishing gear was being used for. R=recreational, C=commercial, R/C=recreational or commercial, U=undetermined 19 FISHERY1 CHAR 20 No No Active Relates back to GEAR1 and GEAR TYPE1 and identifies what type of fishery was targeted when the specimen was accidentally caught. BLL=bottom longline, Inshore=inshore species includes: flounder, sea trout, southern kingfish, red drum, croaker, spanish mackerel, bluefish, etc., varies by state, Inshore-beach=fishing likely occurred on beach/land, Inshore-boat=fishing likely occurred on boat, PLL=pelagic longline, U=Undetermined, UR=undetermined recreational, UC=undetermined commercial, U R/C=undetermined recreational or commercial 20 FISHERY2 CHAR 20 No No Active Relates back to GEAR2 and GEAR TYPE2 and identifies what type of fishery was targeted when the specimen was accidentally caught. BLL=bottom longline, Inshore=inshore species includes: flounder, sea trout, southern kingfish, red drum, croaker, spanish mackerel, bluefish, etc., varies by state, Inshore-beach=fishing likely occurred on beach/land, Inshore-boat=fishing likely occurred on boat, PLL=pelagic longline, U=Undetermined, UR=undetermined recreational, UC=undetermined commercial, U R/C=undetermined recreational or commercial 21 FISHERY3 CHAR 20 No No Active Relates back to GEAR3 and GEAR TYPE3 and identifies what type of fishery was targeted when the specimen was accidentally caught. BLL=bottom longline, Inshore=inshore species includes: flounder, sea trout, southern kingfish, red drum, croaker, spanish mackerel, bluefish, etc., varies by state, Inshore-beach=fishing likely occurred on beach/land, Inshore-boat=fishing likely occurred on boat, PLL=pelagic longline, U=Undetermined, UR=undetermined recreational, UC=undetermined commercial, U R/C=undetermined recreational or commercial 22 FISHERY4 CHAR 20 No No Active Relates back to GEAR4 and GEAR TYPE4 and identifies what type of fishery was targeted when the specimen was accidentally caught. BLL=bottom longline, Inshore=inshore species includes: flounder, sea trout, southern kingfish, red drum, croaker, spanish mackerel, bluefish, etc., varies by state, Inshore-beach=fishing likely occurred on beach/land, Inshore-boat=fishing likely occurred on boat, PLL=pelagic longline, U=Undetermined, UR=undetermined recreational, UC=undetermined commercial, U R/C=undetermined recreational or commercial 23 COMMENTS CHAR 200 No No Active Specific information regarding gear; Any additional relevant info 24 DATE RECORD EDITED NUMBER 10 No No Active Date the gear was examined and added to database (MM/DD/YYYY) 67018 Accession 0144841 Sampling Map Published / External Completed Map Of Sampling Points For The Accession 0144841 GIS File Yes Accession 0144841 Sampling Map Data Steward 2004 Person Bergmann, Charles E charles.bergmann@noaa.gov 3209 Frederic St. Pascagoula MS 39568 228-549-1760 228-769-9200 Distributor 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information NCEI ncei.info@noaa.gov https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. Online Resource Metadata Contact 2004 Person Bergmann, Charles E charles.bergmann@noaa.gov 3209 Frederic St. Pascagoula MS 39568 228-549-1760 228-769-9200 Point of Contact 2013 2021 Person Weber, Charles J 3209 Frederic Street Pascagoula MS 39567-4112 228-549-1684 228-769-9200 Retired IT United Head Pascagoula Principal Investigator 2004 Person Cook, Melissa melissa.cook@noaa.gov 3209 Frederic St. Pascagoula MS 39568 228-549-1628 228-769-9200 -98 -75 36.5 24 Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Continuing 1989 Unclassified Contact the individual identified as the distributor for this dataset. Please include the title of the dataset and the name of the data steward when requesting a copy of this data. There are not restrictions or legal prerequisites for accessing this data. NOAA NMFS does not approve, recommend, or endorse any proprietary product or proprietary material mentioned in this publication. 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Acknowlegement of NOAA NMFS would be appreciated in products derived or publications generated from this data. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/archive-management-system/OAS/bin/prd/jquery/accession/download/144841 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 144841.1.1.tar.gz Distribution Page of Archived Data Set NCEI Archived Data Accession .828 MB GZ / GZIP Not Chked https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0144841 Landing Page NCEI Accession 0144841 Online Resource Cook, Melissa (2016). Sea turtle gear interaction collected in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Atlantic from 1989-01-14 to 2015-06-02 (NCEI Accession 0144841). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Principle investigator reviews the data for content to ensure the relevance/accuracy of data collected. Yes 0 Yes No Yes 30 Days NCEI-MS 365 Days Data resides on Networked Attached Storage (NAS) environment. Security patches/updates are immediately applied to the host environment. Data is stripped/mirrored using RAID 50 technology to protect data from disk failure. Nightly backups are preformed and files are written to magnetic tape and stored in an onsite / offsite location. Fishing gear and other articles from human interactions are recovered from stranded and incidentally captured sea turtles by the Southeast Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN) and shipped to the Mississippi Laboratories gear repository for analysis and archiving. The gear is reviewed by staff gear experts that have a background in the particular fishery or commercial/recreational application. It is important to note that assignment to a fishery is based on the known use of that gear in the fishery based on the expertise of the specialist; it is not a guarantee that it was used in that fishery. 67016 Document 67017 Document 67014 Document 53168 Document 53167 Document 53166 Document 67018 Entity 31616 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:29497 Charles Weber 2015-12-04T16:58:13 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-03-04T19:17:17 2021-10-27 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 No 2021-10-27 1 Year 2022-10-27