35997
Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_Offshore NC_Turtles.csv
Entity
Published / External
26465
Sea turtle aerial survey data in the North Atlantic from 1988-11-03 to 2005-07-09 (NCEI Accession 0160008)
Data Set
Completed
Aerial surveys conducted in the nearshore waters of North Carolina from November 1991 to March 1992.
To determine relative density of sea turtles in relation to co-occurring fishing activity and sea surface temperature.
Theme
Aerial Survey
Theme
Turtles
Temporal
1991-1992
Spatial
Atlantic Ocean
Spatial
North Carolina
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring
MD
Data Table
Yes
Aerial surveys conducted in the nearshore waters of North Carolina from November 1991 to March 1992.
Angle
Numeric
3
No
No
Active
Angle of turtle sighting
Directions
Numeric
3
No
No
Active
Direction of turtle sighting
Hour
Numeric
No
No
Active
Hour when turtle was sighted
Minute
Numeric
No
No
Active
Minute when turtle was sighted
Number_of_Turtles
Numeric
No
No
1
Active
Total number of turtles sighted on this particular transect
Observer
Character
2
No
No
Active
Observer reporting the sighting
Transect
Numeric
No
No
2
Active
Transect number that was flown
Species
Character
25
No
No
Active
Species of turtle sighted
This is always U (Unknown) in this data table.
Survey_Area
Character
130
No
No
Active
A description of the area that was covered during the survey
NC/VA Border to Currituck Bridge - out 3 miles
Currituck Bridge to Oregon Inlet - out 3 miles
Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras Point - out 3 miles
Cape Hatteras Point to Ocracoke Inlet - out 3 miles
Orcracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout Point - out 3 miles
NC/VA Border to Currituck Bridge - out 15 miles
Currituck Bridge to Oregon Inlet - out 15 miles
Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras Point - out 15 miles
Cape Hatteras Point to Ocracoke Inlet - out 15 miles
Orcracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout Point - out 15 miles
Survey_Day
Numeric
No
No
Active
Day Survey was flown
Survey_Month
Numeric
No
No
Active
Month Survey was flown
Survey_Year
Numeric
No
No
Active
Year survey was flown
Second
Numeric
No
No
Active
Second when turtle was sighted
Data Steward
1988
Person
Mcneill, Joanne B
Distributor
2017
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
NCEI-MD
NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring
MD
20910-3282
(301) 713-3277
Metadata Contact
1988
Person
Mcneill, Joanne B
Contact by email preferred.
Point of Contact
1988
Person
Mcneill, Joanne B
Contact by email preferred.
Unclassified
Open to everyone
Download from supplied url
None
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None
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2017
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0160008/1.1/data/0-data/26465/Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_offshore_NC_turtles/Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_offshore_NC_turtles.csv
2017
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
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