36055
Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_Leatherbacks.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 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.
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)
Theme
Aerial Survey
Theme
Marine Mammals
Theme
Turtles
Theme
bottlenose dolphin
Temporal
1999-2000
Spatial
Atlantic Ocean
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring
MD
Data Table
Aerial surveys for sea turtles, marine mammals and fishing gear occurring in NC nearshore waters, June 1999 - June 2000.
Altitude
Numeric
No
No
4
Active
altitude of plane in feet
feet
Who_sighted
Character
No
No
Active
Observer reporting sighting
Observer left side
Observer right side
Recorder (front seat)
Pilot
Comments
Character
100
No
No
Active
Extra User comment(s) if any about the observation
Date
Date
No
No
Active
Survey Date
Event_Description
Character
No
No
Active
Description of sighting event
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)
Gear_Description
Character
No
No
Active
Type of fishing gear sighted
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
Glare_Amount
Character
No
No
Active
Measurement of glare
None
Mild
Moderate
Heavy
Latitude
Numeric
No
No
9
5
Active
Latitude Component of sighting location
Degrees
Local_Time
Time
No
No
Active
Local Military Time that the observation occurred
1315 = 1:15 PM
HH24MN
Longitude
Numeric
No
No
9
5
Active
Longitude Component of sighting location
Degrees
Marine_Mammals_Name
Character
30
No
No
Active
Marine mammal species sighted
Number_Animals
Numeric
No
No
2
Active
Number of animals (marine mammals or turtles) sighted
Number_Gear
Numeric
No
No
2
Active
If fishing gear sighted, number sighted in water
Number_Vessels
Numeric
No
No
2
Active
If fishing vessels sighted, number sighted in water
Seastate
Character
No
No
Active
Description of condition of seas - number of waves and whitecaps - occurring during a sighting
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
Speed
Numeric
No
No
4
Active
Speed of the airplane in knots when the observation was made.
Knots
Trackline_Wpt
Numeric
No
No
2
Active
Waypt number assigned to a particular transect
Turtle_Name
Character
No
No
Active
Sea turtle species sighted
Loggerhead
Hawksbill
Kemp's ridley
Green
Leatherback
Unknown
Visibility_Amount
Character
No
No
Active
Description of visibility during a sighting event
Horizon
Half the distance to the horizon
Less than half the distance to the horizon
Waypt
Numeric
Yes
No
2
Active
Waypt number of sighting recorded during survey
Weather_Description
Character
50
No
No
Active
Weather conditions during sighting
Behavior_Description
Character
35
No
No
Active
Description of behavior during a sighting event
Near fishing gear
Near fishing vessel(s)
Near fishing gear and vessel(s)
Traveling north
Traveling south
Traveling east
Traveling west
Milling
Other
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.
2017
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
2017
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
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