Mark recapture database for head started Kemp's Ridleys 1978-1992 (Original Data)
Entity (ENT) | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:34894 | Updated: October 3, 2024 | Published / External
Item Identification
Title: | Mark recapture database for head started Kemp's Ridleys 1978-1992 (Original Data) |
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Short Name: | Mark recapture head started Kemp's Ridleys 1978-1992 (Orig Data) |
Status: | Completed |
Abstract: |
This contains a summary of captive reared Kemp's ridley sea turtles recovered after release. It contains information on the growth, release and recapture locations, and tagging data. |
Purpose: |
Monitor growth of captive reares sea turtles |
Notes: |
The column names are as provided by the PI. |
Entity Information
Entity Type: | Data Table |
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Active Version?: | Yes |
Description: |
This contains a summary of captive reared Kemp's ridley sea turtles recovered after release. It contains information on the growth, release and recapture locations, and tagging data. |
Data Attributes
Attribute Summary
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Name | Type | Description |
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100
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SPECIES | CHARACTER | Species of sea turtle: LK-Lepidochelys kempii | |
100
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TURTSRC | CHARACTER | Project from which sea turtle originated. H=Headstart | |
100
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RECRFLP1 | CHARACTER | Right front flipper tag code | |
100
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MULTRECP | NUMERIC | Number of recaptures. The number of times the sea turtle was recovered following its initial release | |
100
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RECDATE | Date | Date when sea turtle was recovered. Day/month/year. | |
100
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RECSTATE | CHARACTER | Two character State Abbreviation in which sea turtle was recovered. | |
100
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RECOCEAN | CHARACTER | Ocean in which sea turtle was recovered. | |
100
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RECAREA | CHARACTER | Coded Value representing Area in ocean in which sea turtle was recovered. | |
100
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RECMETH | CHARACTER | Coded value indicating Method of recovery or recapture. | |
100
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TURTSTAT | CHARACTER | A coded Condition of turtle at time of recovery. | |
100
|
STRRECLN | Numeric | Straight carapace length in centimeters. Measured with calipers from the nuchal notch of the carapace to posterior carapace tip. Please note that a 0 value in this field indicates that the information is not available. | |
100
|
CURRECLN | Numeric | Curved carapace length in centimeters. Measured with a soft tape measure from the nuchal notch of the carapace to posterior carapace tip. Please note that a value of 0 indicates that the measurement was not taken or available. | |
100
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IMPRINT | CHARACTER | Imprint location. Beach on which sea turtle hatched and was allowed to imprint. PINS=Padre Island National Seashore, USA. RANV = Rancho Nuevo, Mexico. CAYM=Cayman Island Turtle Farm | |
100
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YEARC | NUMERIC | Year class. The year in which the sea turtle hatched | |
100
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RELDATE | Date | Date sea turtle was released following recapture. | |
100
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RELSTATE | CHARACTER | State where turtle was released, | |
100
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NESTER | CHARACTER | Was the sea turtle nesting at the time of recovery. N=no, Y=yes |
Attribute Details
SPECIES
Seq. Order: | 10 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 2 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Species of sea turtle: LK-Lepidochelys kempii |
TURTSRC
Seq. Order: | 20 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 1 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Project from which sea turtle originated. H=Headstart |
RECRFLP1
Seq. Order: | 30 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 7 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Right front flipper tag code |
MULTRECP
Seq. Order: | 40 |
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Data Storage Type: | NUMERIC |
Max Length: | 1 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Number of recaptures. The number of times the sea turtle was recovered following its initial release |
RECDATE
Seq. Order: | 50 |
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Data Storage Type: | Date |
Max Length: | 10 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Date when sea turtle was recovered. Day/month/year. |
Format Mask: | MM/DD/YYYY |
Null Value: | N/A |
Null Value Meaning: |
Not Available |
RECSTATE
Seq. Order: | 60 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 2 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Two character State Abbreviation in which sea turtle was recovered. |
Validation Rules: |
Generally its the State Postal Abbreviation with the exception that FG=Florida Gulf, and FA= Florida Atlantic |
RECOCEAN
Seq. Order: | 70 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 1 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Ocean in which sea turtle was recovered. |
Display Example: | A |
Allowed Values: | A=Atlantic G=Gulf of Mexico |
RECAREA
Seq. Order: | 80 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 1 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Coded Value representing Area in ocean in which sea turtle was recovered. |
Null Value Meaning: |
O=offshore, I=Inshore, N=nearshore, B=beach |
Validation Rules: |
O=offshore, I=Inshore, N=nearshore, B=beach |
RECMETH
Seq. Order: | 90 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 2 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Coded value indicating Method of recovery or recapture. |
Allowed Values: | SD=stranded dead, SL=stranded live, GN=gill net, NR=Not recorded |
TURTSTAT
Seq. Order: | 100 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 1 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
A coded Condition of turtle at time of recovery. |
Allowed Values: | L=live, N=nester, D=dead |
STRRECLN
Seq. Order: | 110 |
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Data Storage Type: | Numeric |
Max Length: | 4 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Scale: | 1 |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Straight carapace length in centimeters. Measured with calipers from the nuchal notch of the carapace to posterior carapace tip. Please note that a 0 value in this field indicates that the information is not available. |
Unit of Measure: | cm |
Format Mask: | ##.# |
Null Value: | 0 |
Null Value Meaning: |
Not Available or Taken |
CURRECLN
Seq. Order: | 120 |
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Data Storage Type: | Numeric |
Max Length: | 4 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Scale: | 1 |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Curved carapace length in centimeters. Measured with a soft tape measure from the nuchal notch of the carapace to posterior carapace tip. Please note that a value of 0 indicates that the measurement was not taken or available. |
Unit of Measure: | cm |
Format Mask: | ##.# |
Null Value: | 0 |
Null Value Meaning: |
Measurement Not Taken or Available |
IMPRINT
Seq. Order: | 130 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 4 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Imprint location. Beach on which sea turtle hatched and was allowed to imprint. PINS=Padre Island National Seashore, USA. RANV = Rancho Nuevo, Mexico. CAYM=Cayman Island Turtle Farm |
Allowed Values: | PINS=Padre Island National Seashore, USA. RANV = Rancho Nuevo, Mexico. CAYM=Cayman Island Turtle Farm |
YEARC
Seq. Order: | 140 |
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Data Storage Type: | NUMERIC |
Max Length: | 4 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Year class. The year in which the sea turtle hatched |
RELDATE
Seq. Order: | 150 |
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Data Storage Type: | Date |
Max Length: | 10 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Date sea turtle was released following recapture. |
Format Mask: | MM/DD/YYYY |
RELSTATE
Seq. Order: | 160 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 2 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
State where turtle was released, |
Validation Rules: |
Generally its the State Postal Abbreviation with the exception that FG=Florida Gulf, and FA= Florida Atlantic |
NESTER
Seq. Order: | 170 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 1 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Was the sea turtle nesting at the time of recovery. N=no, Y=yes |
Allowed Values: | N=no, Y=yes |
Support Roles
Data Steward
Date Effective From: | 1978 |
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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
Date Effective From: | 2017 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) |
Email Address: | ncei.info@noaa.gov |
URL: | NCEI Contact Information |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 1978 |
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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
Date Effective From: | 1978 |
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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
Start Date: | 2017 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0102/0157625/2.2/data/0-data/Galveston_Turtle_Program/26904/CSV/Original_Data.csv |
Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2017 - Present) |
File Name: | Original_Data.csv |
Compression: | Uncompressed |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 34894 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:34894 |
Metadata Record Created By: | David Huddleston |
Metadata Record Created: | 2016-09-15 11:41+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2024-10-03 18:16+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 |