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CMTTP 2016 (Original)

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GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:34875 | Updated: October 17, 2023 | Published / External

Item Identification

Title:	CMTTP 2016 (Original)
Status:	Completed
Abstract:	The database is a summary of records of: sea turtle size tags applied release and capture location are summarized in this database which is derived from paper data sheets submitted to the Cooperative Marine Turtle Tagging Program CMTTPat the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research ACCSTR, University of Florida, Gainesville.
Purpose:	Monitor growth of captive reares sea turtles

Entity Information

Entity Type:	Spreadsheet
Description:	The database is a summary of records of: sea turtle size tags applied release and capture location are summarized in this database which is derived from paper data sheets submitted to the Cooperative Marine Turtle Tagging Program CMTTPat the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research ACCSTR, University of Florida, Gainesville.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

	Name	Type	Description
100	Stranding Number	CHARACTER	Except for nesters, the code is formed by using the first initials of the person who discovered the turtle, followed by the year, day, date and consecutive turtle number found by that person on that day.
100	Species	CHARACTER	Genus and species of sea turtle
100	SCLmin (cm)	NUMERIC	Straight carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with calipers from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the notch where the two most posterior marginal scutes meet
100	SCL (cm)	NUMERIC	Straight carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with calipers from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the most posterior tip of the carapace
100	SCW (cm)	NUMERIC	Maximum width in centimeters. Measurment is taken with calipers at the largest width of the carapace
100	CCLmin (cm)	NUMERIC	Curved carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with a soft measuring tape from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the notch where the two most posterior marginal scutes meet
100	CCL (cm)	NUMERIC	Curved carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with a soft measuring tape from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the notch where the tip of the most posterior marginal scute.
100	CCW (cm)	NUMERIC	Maximum width in centimeters. Measurment is taken with a soft measuring tape at the largest width of the carapace
100	Weight (kg)	NUMERIC	Weight in kilograms
100	Was turtle carrying tags when encountered?	CHARACTER	Were any tags found on or in the sea turtle when it was examined
100	Did turtle have tag scars?	CHARACTER	Tag scars are left when a flipper tag tears out. It usually forms a highly visible V notch in the flipper. Yes or No answer may also include information on which flipper the tag scar was found
100	Did turtle have PIT tag?	CHARACTER	Was a passive integrated transponder tag found when examining the sea turtle. Yes or No answer may also have an indicator of where the tag was found and the tag code
100	Did turtle have CWT?	CHARACTER	Was a coded wire tag found when examining the sea turtle. Yes or No answer may also have an indicator of in which flipper the tag was found
100	Did turtle have living tag?	CHARACTER	Was a living tag found when examining the carapace. Yes or No answer may also have an idicator of the scute on which the living tag was found
100	Project Type	CHARACTER	Means by which the turtle was made available for examination
100	Date Released	CHARACTER	Date on which the sea turtle was released into the wild.
100	Release Location	CHARACTER	Location where the sea turtle was released back into the wild.
100	Release Lat	CHARACTER	The latitude at which the sea turtle was released
100	Release Long	CHARACTER	The longitude at which the sea turtle was released
100	Date Captured	NUMERIC	Date on which the sea turtle was captured
100	Capture Location	CHARACTER	Location where the sea turtle was captured
100	Capture Latitude	CHARACTER	The geographic latitude at which the sea turtle was captured
100	Capture Long	CHARACTER	The geographic longitude at which the sea turtle was captured
100	Left Front Flipper	CHARACTER	Monel alloy flipper tag with a 6 character code of letters and numbers applied to the left front flipper
100	Right Front Flipper	CHARACTER	Monel alloy flipper tag with a 6 character code of letters and numbers applied to the right front flipper
100	PIT Tag Number	CHARACTER	Passive Integrated Transponder Code of the transponder.
100	PIT Tag Location	CHARACTER	The location of the Passive Integrated Transponder tag within the sea turtle
100	Comments	CHARACTER	Comments on anything out of the normal
100	Recapture	NUMERIC	Number of times turtle was recaptured following rehabilitation and release
100	Later Found Deceased	CHARACTER	Was the turtle found deceased upon recapture. Yes or No

Name

Type

Description

100

Stranding Number

CHARACTER

Except for nesters, the code is formed by using the first initials of the person who discovered the turtle, followed by the year, day, date and consecutive turtle number found by that person on that day.

100

Species

CHARACTER

Genus and species of sea turtle

100

SCLmin (cm)

NUMERIC

Straight carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with calipers from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the notch where the two most posterior marginal scutes meet

100

SCL (cm)

NUMERIC

Straight carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with calipers from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the most posterior tip of the carapace

100

SCW (cm)

NUMERIC

Maximum width in centimeters. Measurment is taken with calipers at the largest width of the carapace

100

CCLmin (cm)

NUMERIC

Curved carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with a soft measuring tape from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the notch where the two most posterior marginal scutes meet

100

CCL (cm)

NUMERIC

Curved carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with a soft measuring tape from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the notch where the tip of the most posterior marginal scute.

100

CCW (cm)

NUMERIC

Maximum width in centimeters. Measurment is taken with a soft measuring tape at the largest width of the carapace

100

Weight (kg)

NUMERIC

Weight in kilograms

100

Was turtle carrying tags when encountered?

CHARACTER

Were any tags found on or in the sea turtle when it was examined

100

Did turtle have tag scars?

CHARACTER

Tag scars are left when a flipper tag tears out. It usually forms a highly visible V notch in the flipper. Yes or No answer may also include information on which flipper the tag scar was found

100

Did turtle have PIT tag?

CHARACTER

Was a passive integrated transponder tag found when examining the sea turtle. Yes or No answer may also have an indicator of where the tag was found and the tag code

100

Did turtle have CWT?

CHARACTER

Was a coded wire tag found when examining the sea turtle. Yes or No answer may also have an indicator of in which flipper the tag was found

100

Did turtle have living tag?

CHARACTER

Was a living tag found when examining the carapace. Yes or No answer may also have an idicator of the scute on which the living tag was found

100

Project Type

CHARACTER

Means by which the turtle was made available for examination

100

Date Released

CHARACTER

Date on which the sea turtle was released into the wild.

100

Release Location

CHARACTER

Location where the sea turtle was released back into the wild.

100

Release Lat

CHARACTER

The latitude at which the sea turtle was released

100

Release Long

CHARACTER

The longitude at which the sea turtle was released

100

Date Captured

NUMERIC

Date on which the sea turtle was captured

100

Capture Location

CHARACTER

Location where the sea turtle was captured

100

Capture Latitude

CHARACTER

The geographic latitude at which the sea turtle was captured

100

Capture Long

CHARACTER

The geographic longitude at which the sea turtle was captured

100

Left Front Flipper

CHARACTER

Monel alloy flipper tag with a 6 character code of letters and numbers applied to the left front flipper

100

Right Front Flipper

CHARACTER

Monel alloy flipper tag with a 6 character code of letters and numbers applied to the right front flipper

100

PIT Tag Number

CHARACTER

Passive Integrated Transponder Code of the transponder.

100

PIT Tag Location

CHARACTER

The location of the Passive Integrated Transponder tag within the sea turtle

100

Comments

CHARACTER

Comments on anything out of the normal

100

Recapture

NUMERIC

Number of times turtle was recaptured following rehabilitation and release

100

Later Found Deceased

CHARACTER

Was the turtle found deceased upon recapture. Yes or No

Attribute Details

Stranding Number

CC ID: 349944

Seq. Order:	1
Data Storage Type:	CHARACTER
Max Length:	50
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Except for nesters, the code is formed by using the first initials of the person who discovered the turtle, followed by the year, day, date and consecutive turtle number found by that person on that day.

Species

CC ID: 349945

Seq. Order:	2
Data Storage Type:	CHARACTER
Max Length:	20
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Genus and species of sea turtle

SCLmin (cm)

CC ID: 349946

Seq. Order:	3
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	4
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Straight carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with calipers from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the notch where the two most posterior marginal scutes meet

SCL (cm)

CC ID: 349947

Seq. Order:	4
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	4
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Straight carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with calipers from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the most posterior tip of the carapace

SCW (cm)

CC ID: 349948

Seq. Order:	5
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	4
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Maximum width in centimeters. Measurment is taken with calipers at the largest width of the carapace

CCLmin (cm)

CC ID: 349949

Seq. Order:	6
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	4
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Curved carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with a soft measuring tape from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the notch where the two most posterior marginal scutes meet

CCL (cm)

CC ID: 349950

Seq. Order:	7
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	4
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Curved carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with a soft measuring tape from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the notch where the tip of the most posterior marginal scute.

CCW (cm)

CC ID: 349951

Seq. Order:	8
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	4
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Maximum width in centimeters. Measurment is taken with a soft measuring tape at the largest width of the carapace

Weight (kg)

CC ID: 349952

Seq. Order:	9
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	4
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Weight in kilograms

Was turtle carrying tags when encountered?

CC ID: 349953

Seq. Order:	10
Data Storage Type:	CHARACTER
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Were any tags found on or in the sea turtle when it was examined

Did turtle have tag scars?

CC ID: 349954

Seq. Order:	11
Data Storage Type:	CHARACTER
Max Length:	38
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Tag scars are left when a flipper tag tears out. It usually forms a highly visible V notch in the flipper. Yes or No answer may also include information on which flipper the tag scar was found

Did turtle have PIT tag?

CC ID: 349955

Seq. Order:	12
Data Storage Type:	CHARACTER
Max Length:	16
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Was a passive integrated transponder tag found when examining the sea turtle. Yes or No answer may also have an indicator of where the tag was found and the tag code

Did turtle have CWT?

CC ID: 349956

Seq. Order:	13
Data Storage Type:	CHARACTER
Max Length:	25
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Was a coded wire tag found when examining the sea turtle. Yes or No answer may also have an indicator of in which flipper the tag was found

Did turtle have living tag?

CC ID: 349957

Seq. Order:	14
Data Storage Type:	CHARACTER
Max Length:	15
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Was a living tag found when examining the carapace. Yes or No answer may also have an idicator of the scute on which the living tag was found

Project Type

CC ID: 349958

Seq. Order:	15
Data Storage Type:	CHARACTER
Max Length:	35
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Means by which the turtle was made available for examination

Date Released

CC ID: 349959

Seq. Order:	16
Data Storage Type:	CHARACTER
Max Length:	10
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Date on which the sea turtle was released into the wild.

Release Location

CC ID: 349960

Seq. Order:	17
Data Storage Type:	CHARACTER
Max Length:	100
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Location where the sea turtle was released back into the wild.

Release Lat

CC ID: 349961

Seq. Order:	18
Data Storage Type:	CHARACTER
Max Length:	15
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The latitude at which the sea turtle was released

Release Long

CC ID: 349962

Seq. Order:	19
Data Storage Type:	CHARACTER
Max Length:	16
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The longitude at which the sea turtle was released

Date Captured

CC ID: 349963

Seq. Order:	20
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	10
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Date on which the sea turtle was captured

Capture Location

CC ID: 349964

Seq. Order:	21
Data Storage Type:	CHARACTER
Max Length:	120
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Location where the sea turtle was captured

Capture Latitude

CC ID: 349965

Seq. Order:	22
Data Storage Type:	CHARACTER
Max Length:	15
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The geographic latitude at which the sea turtle was captured

Capture Long

CC ID: 349966

Seq. Order:	23
Data Storage Type:	CHARACTER
Max Length:	16
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The geographic longitude at which the sea turtle was captured

Left Front Flipper

CC ID: 349967

Seq. Order:	24
Data Storage Type:	CHARACTER
Max Length:	6
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Monel alloy flipper tag with a 6 character code of letters and numbers applied to the left front flipper

Right Front Flipper

CC ID: 349968

Seq. Order:	25
Data Storage Type:	CHARACTER
Max Length:	16
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Monel alloy flipper tag with a 6 character code of letters and numbers applied to the right front flipper

PIT Tag Number

CC ID: 349969

Seq. Order:	26
Data Storage Type:	CHARACTER
Max Length:	15
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Passive Integrated Transponder Code of the transponder.

PIT Tag Location

CC ID: 349970

Seq. Order:	27
Data Storage Type:	CHARACTER
Max Length:	20
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The location of the Passive Integrated Transponder tag within the sea turtle

Comments

CC ID: 349971

Seq. Order:	28
Data Storage Type:	CHARACTER
Max Length:	300
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Comments on anything out of the normal

Recapture

CC ID: 349972

Seq. Order:	29
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	1
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Number of times turtle was recaptured following rehabilitation and release

Later Found Deceased

CC ID: 349973

Seq. Order:	30
Data Storage Type:	CHARACTER
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Was the turtle found deceased upon recapture. Yes or No

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 706593

Date Effective From:	2003
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: 706594

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
Contact Instructions:	Contact by email preferred.

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 706595

Date Effective From:	2003
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: 706596

Date Effective From:	2003
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.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 706597

Start Date:	2017
End Date:	Present
Download URL:	https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157625/3.3/data/0-data/Galveston_Turtle_Program/26901/CSV/Original_Data.csv
Distributor:	National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name:	Original_Data.csv
Description:	Original File Supplied to Archive
File Type (Deprecated):	csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format:	CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Compression:	Uncompressed
Review Status:	Not Chked

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID:	34875
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:34875
Metadata Record Created By:	David Huddleston
Metadata Record Created:	2016-09-14 10:17+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2023-10-17 16:12+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