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SEFSC Metadata Library > Marine Mammal and Turtle Division > SEFSC Marine Turtle > Galveston Historical Turtle Projects >

Summary of sea turtles rehabilitated at NOAA Galveston 2001-2016

Data Set (DS)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:30676  |  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: Summary of sea turtles rehabilitated at NOAA Galveston 2001-2016, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30676.
Full Citation Examples

Abstract

The database contains a summary of the number of sea turtles that have been rehabilitated by the NOAA Galveston Laboratory. Data includes the number of each species rehabilitated and the year in which each sea turtle was rehabilitated.

Distribution Information

Access Constraints:

None

Use Constraints:

Not for use in litigation

Controlled Theme Keywords

Caretta caretta, Chelonia mydas, Dermochelys coriacea, DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI, DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC, DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC, Eretmochelys imbricata, Lepidochelys kempii, SEA TURTLES, TURTLES

Child Items

Type Title
Entity Codes and Values Explained
Entity Column Definitions
Entity Turtles Rehabilitated 2001
Entity Turtles Rehabilitated 2002
Entity Turtles Rehabilitated 2003
Entity Turtles Rehabilitated 2004
Entity Turtles Rehabilitated 2005
Entity Turtles Rehabilitated 2006
Entity Turtles Rehabilitated 2007
Entity Turtles Rehabilitated 2008
Entity Turtles Rehabilitated 2009
Entity Turtles Rehabilitated 2010
Entity Turtles Rehabilitated 2011
Entity Turtles Rehabilitated 2012
Entity Turtles Rehabilitated 2013
Entity Turtles Rehabilitated 2014
Entity Turtles Rehabilitated 2015
Entity Turtles Rehabilitated 2016

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

-95.295206° W, -93.838005° E, 29.68° N, 28.937322° S

Gulf Of Mexico

Time Frame 1
2001 - Present

Item Identification

Title: Summary of sea turtles rehabilitated at NOAA Galveston 2001-2016
Status: Completed
Creation Date: 2001
Abstract:

The database contains a summary of the number of sea turtles that have been rehabilitated by the NOAA Galveston Laboratory. Data includes the number of each species rehabilitated and the year in which each sea turtle was rehabilitated.
Purpose:

To track the annual number of sea turtles that are rehabilitated by the NOAA Sea Turtle Facility hospital.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > REPTILES > TURTLES
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > REPTILES > TURTLES > SEA TURTLES
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
Caretta caretta View WoRMS Aphia Record
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
Chelonia mydas View WoRMS Aphia Record
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
Dermochelys coriacea View WoRMS Aphia Record
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
Eretmochelys imbricata View WoRMS Aphia Record
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
Lepidochelys kempii View WoRMS Aphia Record
UNCONTROLLED
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0157625
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 157625
NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center
None Rehabilitation
None Sea Turtle
None species

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 2001-2016

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
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
None Galveston
None Texas

Instrument Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None hand

Platform Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Person

Physical Location

Organization: National Centers for Environmental Information - Asheville, North Carolina
City: Asheville
State/Province: NC
Location Description:

Location Of The Main Office Of The South East Fisheries Science Center

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Data Set Type: CSV Files
Maintenance Frequency: As Needed
Data Presentation Form: Table (digital)

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 281564
Date Effective From: 2001
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: 281565
Date Effective From: 2017
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: 276650
Date Effective From: 2001
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: 281567
Date Effective From: 2016
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

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 281570
W° Bound: -95.295206
E° Bound: -93.838005
N° Bound: 29.68
S° Bound: 28.937322
Description

Gulf Of Mexico

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 281569
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 2001

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:

None
Data Access Policy:

None
Data Access Procedure:

Download from provided url
Data Access Constraints:

None
Data Use Constraints:

Not for use in litigation
Metadata Access Constraints:

None
Metadata Use Constraints:

None

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 702182
Start Date: 2017
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157625/3.3/data/0-data/Galveston_Turtle_Program/30676/CSV/
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2017 - Present)
Description:

Home Page of downloads of the latest version of data for this catalog item
File Type (Deprecated): FILES (MIXED)
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Not Chked

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 1344102
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157625
Name: Landing Page NCEI Accession 0157625
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Higgins, Benjamin (2017). Galveston, Texas Head Start Captive Reared Sea Turtle Program Data, 1979-2016 (NCEI Accession 0157625).

Data Quality

Accuracy:

Counts Are Exact
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?: Yes
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: No
If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: No
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:

Turtle is Counted When brought to Galveston Lab

Turtles That Depart Lab Are counter

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 281571
Description:

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

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 30676
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:30676
Metadata Record Created By: Carlos Rivero
Metadata Record Created: 2016-02-11 06:54+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