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Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_Offshore NC_Transects.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.
Primary Key is the concatenation of Survey_Area Survey_Year Survey_Month Survey_Day Transect
Theme
Aerial_Survey
Theme
Turtles
Theme
transects
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.
10
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
20
Survey_Year
Numeric
No
No
Active
Year survey was flown
30
Survey_Month
Numeric
No
No
Active
Month Survey was flown
40
Survey_Day
Numeric
No
No
Active
Day Survey was flown
50
Transect
Numeric
No
No
2
Active
Transect number being flown
60
Latitude
Numeric
No
No
8
5
Active
Latitude of transect being flown
70
Beg_Longitude
Numeric
No
No
9
5
Active
Longitude at beginning of transect being flown
100
End_longitude
Numeric
No
No
9
5
Active
Longitude at end of transect being flown
110
Beg_Hour
Numeric
No
No
Active
Hour at start of transect being flown
120
Beg_Minute
Numeric
No
No
Active
Minute at start of transect being flown
130
Beg_Second
Numeric
No
No
Active
Second at start of transect being flown
140
End_Hour
Numeric
No
No
1
Active
Hour at end of transect being flown
150
End_Minute
Numeric
2
No
No
Active
Minute at end of transect being flown
0-59
160
End_Second
Numeric
2
No
No
Active
Second at end of transect being flown
0-59
170
SeaState
Character
60
No
No
Active
Description of condition of seas - number of waves and whitecaps - occurring during a sighting
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)
180
Excluded_Time
Numeric
No
No
4
1
Active
Time (in seconds) when off effort during a particular transect
< 60
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_offshore_NC_transects/Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_offshore_NC_transects.csv
2017
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_offshore_NC_transects.csv
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