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Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_Offshore NC_Transects.csv

Entity (ENT)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36115  |  Updated: October 3, 2024  |  Published / External 

Item Identification

Title: Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_Offshore NC_Transects.csv
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Aerial surveys conducted in the nearshore waters of North Carolina from November 1991 to March 1992.
Purpose:

To determine relative density of sea turtles in relation to co-occurring fishing activity and sea surface temperature.
Supplemental Information:

Primary Key is the concatenation of Survey_Area Survey_Year Survey_Month Survey_Day Transect

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Aerial_Survey
None transects
None Turtles

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 1991-1992

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Atlantic Ocean
None North Carolina

Physical Location

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

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data Table
Active Version?: Yes
Description:

Aerial surveys conducted in the nearshore waters of North Carolina from November 1991 to March 1992.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 Survey_Area Character A description of the area that was covered during the survey.
100
 Survey_Year Numeric Year survey was flown
100
 Survey_Month Numeric Month Survey was flown
100
 Survey_Day Numeric Day Survey was flown
100
 Transect Numeric Transect number being flown
100
 Latitude Numeric Latitude of transect being flown
100
 Beg_Longitude Numeric Longitude at beginning of transect being flown
100
 End_longitude Numeric Longitude at end of transect being flown
100
 Beg_Hour Numeric Hour at start of transect being flown
100
 Beg_Minute Numeric Minute at start of transect being flown
100
 Beg_Second Numeric Second at start of transect being flown
100
 End_Hour Numeric Hour at end of transect being flown
100
 End_Minute Numeric Minute at end of transect being flown
100
 End_Second Numeric Second at end of transect being flown
100
 SeaState Character Description of condition of seas - number of waves and whitecaps - occurring during a sighting
100
 Excluded_Time Numeric Time (in seconds) when off effort during a particular transect

Attribute Details

Survey_Area

CC ID: 367878
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 130
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A description of the area that was covered during the survey.
Allowed Values: 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_Year

CC ID: 367881
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Year survey was flown

Survey_Month

CC ID: 367880
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Month Survey was flown

Survey_Day

CC ID: 367879
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Day Survey was flown

Transect

CC ID: 367882
Seq. Order: 50
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 2
Status: Active
Description:

Transect number being flown

Latitude

CC ID: 367883
Seq. Order: 60
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 8
Scale: 5
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude of transect being flown

Beg_Longitude

CC ID: 367870
Seq. Order: 70
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 9
Scale: 5
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude at beginning of transect being flown

End_longitude

CC ID: 367871
Seq. Order: 100
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 9
Scale: 5
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude at end of transect being flown

Beg_Hour

CC ID: 367872
Seq. Order: 110
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Hour at start of transect being flown

Beg_Minute

CC ID: 367873
Seq. Order: 120
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Minute at start of transect being flown

Beg_Second

CC ID: 367876
Seq. Order: 130
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Second at start of transect being flown

End_Hour

CC ID: 367874
Seq. Order: 140
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Hour at end of transect being flown

End_Minute

CC ID: 367875
Seq. Order: 150
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Max Length: 2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Minute at end of transect being flown
Validation Rules:

0-59

End_Second

CC ID: 367877
Seq. Order: 160
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Max Length: 2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Second at end of transect being flown
Validation Rules:

0-59

SeaState

CC ID: 367884
Seq. Order: 170
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 60
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Description of condition of seas - number of waves and whitecaps - occurring during a sighting
Allowed Values: slick calm, mirror like small waves, few whitecaps whitecaps 0-33%, waves 1-2 feet whitecaps 33-50%, waves 2-3 feet white caps 50-65%, waves 3-5 feet whitecaps >65%, waves > 5 feet (too rough to survey)

Excluded_Time

CC ID: 367885
Seq. Order: 180
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Time (in seconds) when off effort during a particular transect
Validation Rules:

< 60

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 753911
Date Effective From: 1988
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcneill, Joanne B

Distributor

CC ID: 753912
Date Effective From: 2017
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Email Address: ncei.info@noaa.gov
URL: NCEI Contact Information

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 753913
Date Effective From: 1988
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcneill, Joanne B
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Point of Contact

CC ID: 753914
Date Effective From: 1988
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcneill, Joanne B
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 753915
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_offshore_NC_transects/Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_offshore_NC_transects.csv
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2017 - Present)
File Name: Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_offshore_NC_transects.csv
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Chked Viruses Inapp Content

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 36115
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36115
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2016-12-23 05:23+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