30418 Data Set Published / External 30415 Sea turtle acoustic and radio telemetry data in the Atlantic Ocean from 2013-2014 (NCEI Accession 0160089) Data Set Completed 2013 Radio transmitters attached to sea turtles captured in various fishing gear enabled us to track and measure surfacing time of each turtle. Determining location of each turtle required detection and direction (bearing) of radio signals simultaneously by two or more receivers in the area. From these bearings, the animal's location is determined via triangulation. Furthermore, because radio signals only transmit in the air, duration of detected signals can be used to determine length of time turtles were spending on the surface of the water. Radio transmitters were attached to sea turtles to track movements and determine habitat preference, in addition to determining surfacing intervals. Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > REPTILES Theme NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0160089 Theme NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 160089 Theme NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Beaufort, NC Laboratory Theme NODC DATA TYPES BIOLOGICAL DATA Theme NODC DATA TYPES REPTILES Theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES biological Theme NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center Theme WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Theme telemetry Theme turtles Temporal 2013-present Spatial NODC SEA AREA NAMES Coastal Waters Of north carolina Spatial NODC SEA AREA NAMES North Atlantic Ocean Instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES Radio transmitters Platform boat National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland Silver Spring MD NCEI Archive Data Set Document (digital) radio receiver, radio antenna, radio transmitters boat fishing gear (pound nets, trawls, long haul seines and gill nets) were used to capture sea turtles 34642 Published / External Completed Radio transmitters attached to sea turtles captured in various fishing gear enabled us to track and measure surfacing time of each turtle. Determining location of each turtle required detection and direction (bearing) of radio signals simultaneously by two or more receivers in the area. From these bearings, the animal's location is determined via triangulation. Furthermore, because radio signals only transmit in the air, duration of detected signals can be used to determine length of time turtles were spending on the surface of the water. Data Table Yes Provides date of listening session, recorded bearing of turtle being tracked, Time signal was detected, strength of signal detected, and geo-coordinates of listening station (i.e., boat) Date Date 12 No No Active Date radio tagged turtle was tracked Time Time 10 No No Active time the transmitter signal was detected Bearing Numeric 3 No No Active Compass Bearing related to the direction of the detected transmitter signal Numer_of_beats Numeric 1 No No Active Number of times signal was detected at the recorded time. strength_of_beats Character 10 No No Active Strength of the detected signal - faint, light, medium strong, loud, really loud latitude Numeric 10 No No Active latitude of listening station (i.e. boat) Decimal degrees longitude Numeric 10 No No Active longitude of listening station (i.e. boat) Decimal degrees 1 Turtle ID number 4 No No Active Unique turtle number 67044 Published / External Completed PI Supplied definitions/meanings of all of the columns in the data table Data Table Yes Provides PI Supplied definitions/meanings of all of the columns in the data table 10 Original Variable Name Character 40 Yes Yes Active The original column name in the data 20 Revised Variable Name Character 40 Yes No Active Revised possibly more meaningful column name 30 Data Description Character 120 Yes No Active Textual Description Of The Column 40 Data Type Character 20 Yes No Active Either numeric or character 50 Data Length Numeric 3 Yes No Active Length Of The Column 60 Number of Decimal Places Numeric 2 No No Active For Numeric columns its Number of Decimal places otherwise it is null 70 Required? Character No No Active Indicates if column is required Not required Data Steward 2013 Person Mcneill, Joanne B Distributor 2017-07-16 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 2013 Person Mcneill, Joanne B Point of Contact 2013 Person Mcneill, Joanne B Contact by email preferred. Principal Investigator 2013 Person Mcneill, Joanne B Ground Condition -78.5 -74.6 36.7 33.4 Atlantic Ocean (U.S.) Continuing 2013 Unclassified Open to everyone Download from provided link NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. 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[access date] None Please cite appropriately https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0160089 2017-07-16 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 ONLINE RESOURCE csv (comma-separated values) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) Uncompressed Not Chked https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0160089/2.2/about/0160089_map.jpg Map File Browse Graphic .jpg Shows where telemetry readings were taken https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0160089 NCEI Archive Accession 0160089 Online Resource html Homepage of NCEI Archive Accession 0160089 Times is recorded to the nearest minute N/A No 0 Yes No No 365 N/A NCEI-MD 365 N/A 1 data were collected in the field, using pencil and paper. The data were later key-entered into a computer Person Mcneill, Joanne B 67044 Entity 34642 Entity 30415 Data Set Cross Reference Contains Acoustic data on turtles. Both are for the same NCEI Accession gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:30418 Lee Weinberger 2016-02-03T06:10:23 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-03-04T19:17:17 2022-04-18 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 2022-04-18 1 Year 2023-04-18