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Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_Leatherbacks.csv

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GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36055 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External

Item Identification

Title:	Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_Leatherbacks.csv
Status:	Completed
Abstract:	Aerial surveys were conducted in the nearshore waters of North Carolina to determine distribution and relative abundance of leatherbacks in these waters. Fishing gear and other marine life were also recorded.
Supplemental Information:	Aerial Sea Turtle Survey - 7 June 1999 Pilot: M. Meadows Recorder:A. Hohn Observers:J. McNeill and M. Snover Local Time = GMT - 4 hours Datum WGS84, Coordinates Lat/Long (Dec Degrees) Aerial Sea Turtle Survey - 23 May 2000 Pilot: Dan Boehlert, Recorder: J. McNeill, Observers:L. Avens and N. McNeill Local Time = GMT - 4 hours Datum WGS84, Coordinates Lat/Long (Dec Degrees) Aerial Sea Turtle Survey - 1 June 2000 Pilot: Jay, Recorder:J. McNeill Observers:M. Snover and L. Avens Local Time = GMT - 4 hours Datum WGS84, Coordinates Lat/Long (Dec Degrees)

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus	Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None	Aerial Survey
None	bottlenose dolphin
None	Marine Mammals
None	Turtles

Thesaurus

Keyword

UNCONTROLLED

None

Aerial Survey

None

bottlenose dolphin

None

Marine Mammals

None

Turtles

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus	Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None	1999-2000

Thesaurus

Keyword

UNCONTROLLED

None

1999-2000

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus	Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None	Atlantic Ocean

Thesaurus

Keyword

UNCONTROLLED

None

Atlantic Ocean

Physical Location

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

Entity Information

Entity Type:	Data Table
Description:	Aerial surveys for sea turtles, marine mammals and fishing gear occurring in NC nearshore waters, June 1999 - June 2000.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

	Name	Type	Description
100	Waypt	Numeric	Waypt number of sighting recorded during survey
100	Latitude	Numeric	Latitude Component of sighting location
100	Longitude	Numeric	Longitude Component of sighting location
100	Date	Date	Survey Date
100	Local_Time	Time	Local Military Time that the observation occurred
100	Trackline_Wpt	Numeric	Waypt number assigned to a particular transect
100	Event_Description	Character	Description of sighting event
100	Who_sighted	Character	Observer reporting sighting
100	Altitude	Numeric	altitude of plane in feet
100	Speed	Numeric	Speed of the airplane in knots when the observation was made.
100	Seastate	Character	Description of condition of seas - number of waves and whitecaps - occurring during a sighting
100	Weather_Description	Character	Weather conditions during sighting
100	Glare_Amount	Character	Measurement of glare
100	Visibility_Amount	Character	Description of visibility during a sighting event
100	Number_Gear	Numeric	If fishing gear sighted, number sighted in water
100	Gear_Description	Character	Type of fishing gear sighted
100	Number_Vessels	Numeric	If fishing vessels sighted, number sighted in water
100	Marine_Mammals_Name	Character	Marine mammal species sighted
100	Turtle_Name	Character	Sea turtle species sighted
100	Number_Animals	Numeric	Number of animals (marine mammals or turtles) sighted
100	Behavior_Description	Character	Description of behavior during a sighting event
100	Comments	Character	Extra User comment(s) if any about the observation

Name

Type

Description

100

Waypt

Numeric

Waypt number of sighting recorded during survey

100

Latitude

Numeric

Latitude Component of sighting location

100

Longitude

Numeric

Longitude Component of sighting location

100

Date

Survey Date

100

Local_Time

Time

Local Military Time that the observation occurred

100

Trackline_Wpt

Numeric

Waypt number assigned to a particular transect

100

Event_Description

Character

Description of sighting event

100

Who_sighted

Character

Observer reporting sighting

100

Altitude

Numeric

altitude of plane in feet

100

Speed

Numeric

Speed of the airplane in knots when the observation was made.

100

Seastate

Character

Description of condition of seas - number of waves and whitecaps - occurring during a sighting

100

Weather_Description

Character

Weather conditions during sighting

100

Glare_Amount

Character

Measurement of glare

100

Visibility_Amount

Character

Description of visibility during a sighting event

100

Number_Gear

Numeric

If fishing gear sighted, number sighted in water

100

Gear_Description

Character

Type of fishing gear sighted

100

Number_Vessels

Numeric

If fishing vessels sighted, number sighted in water

100

Marine_Mammals_Name

Character

Marine mammal species sighted

100

Turtle_Name

Character

Sea turtle species sighted

100

Number_Animals

Numeric

Number of animals (marine mammals or turtles) sighted

100

Behavior_Description

Character

Description of behavior during a sighting event

100

Comments

Character

Extra User comment(s) if any about the observation

Attribute Details

Waypt

CC ID: 367325

Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	2
Status:	Active
Description:	Waypt number of sighting recorded during survey

Latitude

CC ID: 367326

Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	9
Scale:	5
Status:	Active
Description:	Latitude Component of sighting location
Unit of Measure:	Degrees

Longitude

CC ID: 367327

Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	9
Scale:	5
Status:	Active
Description:	Longitude Component of sighting location
Unit of Measure:	Degrees

Date

CC ID: 367328

Data Storage Type:	Date
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Survey Date

Local_Time

CC ID: 367329

Data Storage Type:	Time
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Local Military Time that the observation occurred
Display Example:	1315 = 1:15 PM
Format Mask:	HH24MN

Trackline_Wpt

CC ID: 367330

Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	2
Status:	Active
Description:	Waypt number assigned to a particular transect

Event_Description

CC ID: 367331

Data Storage Type:	Character
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Description of sighting event
Allowed Values:	On effort Off effort End complete survey End incomplete survey Sighting of gear in water (no vessel) Sighting of commercial vessel(s) not actively fishing Sighting of active fishing operation(s) Sighting of live marine mammal(s) Sighting of sea turtle on beach Sighting of mammal on beach Sighting of live sea turtle(s) Sighting of commercial vessel with unknown activity Change in environmental conditions Change in altitude Change in speed Opportunistic sightnig(s)

Who_sighted

CC ID: 367332

Data Storage Type:	Character
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Observer reporting sighting
Allowed Values:	Observer left side Observer right side Recorder (front seat) Pilot

Altitude

CC ID: 367333

Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	4
Status:	Active
Description:	altitude of plane in feet
Unit of Measure:	feet

Speed

CC ID: 367334

Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	4
Status:	Active
Description:	Speed of the airplane in knots when the observation was made.
Unit of Measure:	Knots

Seastate

CC ID: 367335

Data Storage Type:	Character
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Description of condition of seas - number of waves and whitecaps - occurring during a sighting
Allowed Values:	small waves, few whitecaps whitecaps 0-33%, waves 1-2 feet white caps 50-65%, waves 3-5 feet whitecaps >65%, waves > 5 feet (too rough to survey) whitecaps 33-50%, waves 2-3 feet

Weather_Description

CC ID: 367336

Data Storage Type:	Character
Max Length:	50
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Weather conditions during sighting

Glare_Amount

CC ID: 367337

Data Storage Type:	Character
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Measurement of glare
Default Value:	None Mild Moderate Heavy

Visibility_Amount

CC ID: 367338

Data Storage Type:	Character
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Description of visibility during a sighting event
Allowed Values:	Horizon Half the distance to the horizon Less than half the distance to the horizon

Number_Gear

CC ID: 367339

Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	2
Status:	Active
Description:	If fishing gear sighted, number sighted in water

Gear_Description

CC ID: 367340

Data Storage Type:	Character
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Type of fishing gear sighted
Allowed Values:	Gillnet Trawler (shrimp or flounder) Beach anchored seine or gillnet Purse seine (menhaden predominantly) Stop net Trolling gear Multiple gear type Unknown Other Recreational gillnet

Number_Vessels

CC ID: 367341

Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	2
Status:	Active
Description:	If fishing vessels sighted, number sighted in water

Marine_Mammals_Name

CC ID: 367342

Data Storage Type:	Character
Max Length:	30
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Marine mammal species sighted

Turtle_Name

CC ID: 367343

Data Storage Type:	Character
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Sea turtle species sighted
Allowed Values:	Loggerhead Hawksbill Kemp's ridley Green Leatherback Unknown

Number_Animals

CC ID: 367344

Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	2
Status:	Active
Description:	Number of animals (marine mammals or turtles) sighted

Behavior_Description

CC ID: 367345

Data Storage Type:	Character
Max Length:	35
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Description of behavior during a sighting event
Allowed Values:	Near fishing gear Near fishing vessel(s) Near fishing gear and vessel(s) Traveling north Traveling south Traveling east Traveling west Milling Other

Comments

CC ID: 367346

Data Storage Type:	Character
Max Length:	100
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Extra User comment(s) if any about the observation

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 753906

Date Effective From:	1988
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person):	Mcneill, Joanne B
Address:	101 Pivers Island Rd Beaufort, NC 28516
Email Address:	joanne.b.mcneill@noaa.gov
Phone:	252-728-8763
Fax:	252-728-8784

Distributor

CC ID: 753907

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: 753908

Date Effective From:	1988
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person):	Mcneill, Joanne B
Address:	101 Pivers Island Rd Beaufort, NC 28516
Email Address:	joanne.b.mcneill@noaa.gov
Phone:	252-728-8763
Fax:	252-728-8784
Contact Instructions:	Contact by email preferred.

Point of Contact

CC ID: 753909

Date Effective From:	1988
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person):	Mcneill, Joanne B
Address:	101 Pivers Island Rd Beaufort, NC 28516
Email Address:	joanne.b.mcneill@noaa.gov
Phone:	252-728-8763
Fax:	252-728-8784
Contact Instructions:	Contact by email preferred.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 753910

Start Date:	2017
End Date:	Present
Download URL:	https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0160008/1.1/data/0-data/26465/Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_leatherbacks/Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_leatherbacks.csv
Distributor:	National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name:	Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_leatherbacks.csv
Description:	Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_leatherbacks.csv
File Type:	csv (comma-separated values)
Compression:	Uncompressed
Review Status:	Chked Viruses Inapp Content

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID:	36055
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36055
Metadata Record Created By:	Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created:	2016-12-18 06:31+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2022-08-09 17:11+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