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Sea_turtle_radio_telemetary_data.csv

Entity (ENT) | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:34642 | Updated: October 17, 2023 | Published / External

Item Identification

Title:	Sea_turtle_radio_telemetary_data.csv
Status:	Completed
Abstract:	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.
Purpose:	Radio transmitters were attached to sea turtles to track movements and determine habitat preference, in addition to determining surfacing intervals.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus	Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None	habitat
None	protected species
None	Radio transmitters
None	tracking
None	turtles

Thesaurus

Keyword

UNCONTROLLED

None

habitat

None

protected species

None

Radio transmitters

None

tracking

None

turtles

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus	Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None	2013-present

Thesaurus

Keyword

UNCONTROLLED

None

2013-present

Physical Location

Organization:	National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
City:	Silver Spring
State/Province:	MD
Location Description:	NCEI Archive

Entity Information

Entity Type:	Data Table
Active Version?:	Yes
Description:	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)

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

	Name	Type	Description
100	Turtle ID	number	Unique turtle number
100	Date	Date	Date radio tagged turtle was tracked
100	Time	Time	time the transmitter signal was detected
100	Bearing	Numeric	Compass Bearing related to the direction of the detected transmitter signal
100	Numer_of_beats	Numeric	Number of times signal was detected at the recorded time.
100	strength_of_beats	Character	Strength of the detected signal - faint, light, medium strong, loud, really loud
100	latitude	Numeric	latitude of listening station (i.e. boat)
100	longitude	Numeric	longitude of listening station (i.e. boat)

Name

Type

Description

100

Turtle ID

number

Unique turtle number

100

Date

Date radio tagged turtle was tracked

100

Time

time the transmitter signal was detected

100

Bearing

Numeric

Compass Bearing related to the direction of the detected transmitter signal

100

Numer_of_beats

Numeric

Number of times signal was detected at the recorded time.

100

strength_of_beats

Character

Strength of the detected signal - faint, light, medium strong, loud, really loud

100

latitude

Numeric

latitude of listening station (i.e. boat)

100

longitude

Numeric

longitude of listening station (i.e. boat)

Attribute Details

Turtle ID

CC ID: 387955

Seq. Order:	1
Data Storage Type:	number
Max Length:	4
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Unique turtle number

Date

CC ID: 348537

Data Storage Type:	Date
Max Length:	12
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Date radio tagged turtle was tracked

Time

CC ID: 348538

Data Storage Type:	Time
Max Length:	10
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	time the transmitter signal was detected

Bearing

CC ID: 348539

Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Compass Bearing related to the direction of the detected transmitter signal

Numer_of_beats

CC ID: 348540

Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Max Length:	1
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Number of times signal was detected at the recorded time.

strength_of_beats

CC ID: 348541

Data Storage Type:	Character
Max Length:	10
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Strength of the detected signal - faint, light, medium strong, loud, really loud

latitude

CC ID: 348542

Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Max Length:	10
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	latitude of listening station (i.e. boat)
Unit of Measure:	Decimal degrees

longitude

CC ID: 348543

Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Max Length:	10
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	longitude of listening station (i.e. boat)
Unit of Measure:	Decimal degrees

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 348942

Date Effective From:	2013
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person):	Mcneill, Joanne B

Distributor

CC ID: 348940

Date Effective From:	2017
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization):	National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
Address:	NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Phone:	(301) 713-3277

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 348941

Date Effective From:	2013
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person):	Mcneill, Joanne B

Point of Contact

CC ID: 348943

Date Effective From:	2013
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person):	Mcneill, Joanne B
Contact Instructions:	Contact by email preferred.

Extents

Currentness Reference:	Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 348945

W° Bound:	-78.5
E° Bound:	-74.6
N° Bound:	36.7
S° Bound:	33.4
Description	Atlantic Ocean (U.S.)

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 348946

Time Frame Type:	Continuing
Start:	2013

Access Information

Security Class:	Unclassified
Data Access Policy:	Open to everyone
Data Access Procedure:	Download from provided link
Data Access Constraints:	None
Data Use Constraints:	Data is not for use in litigation. Please cite appropriately

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 753927

Start Date:	2017
End Date:	Present
Download URL:	https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0160089/2.2/data/0-data/30418/CSV/Renamed_Data_Table.csv
Distributor:	National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name:	Renamed_Data_Table.csv
File Type (Deprecated):	csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format:	CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Compression:	Uncompressed
Review Status:	Chked Viruses Inapp Content

Distribution 2

CC ID: 753928

Start Date:	2017
End Date:	Present
Download URL:	https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0160089/2.2/data/0-data/30418/Sea_Turtle_Radio_Telemetry_Data.xlsx
Distributor:	National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name:	Sea_Turtle_Radio_Telemetry_Data.xlsx
Description:	Data as .xlsx file
File Type (Deprecated):	SPREADSHEET (MICROSOFT EXCEL)
Distribution Format:	XLS - Microsoft Excel
Compression:	Uncompressed
Review Status:	Chked Viruses Inapp Content

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID:	34642
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:34642
Metadata Record Created By:	Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created:	2016-09-02 12:16+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2023-10-17 16:12+0000
Metadata Record Published:	2022-04-18
Owner Org:	SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status:	Published Externally
Do Not Publish?:	N
Metadata Last Review Date:	2022-04-18
Metadata Review Frequency:	1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date:	2023-04-18