36597 Entity Published / External 18757 Gulf of Mexico Kemps ridley sea turtle age and growth NCEI Accession 0160329 Data Set Completed These data were yielded by analysis of skeletal growth marks in humerus bones of Kemp's ridley sea turtles collected along the US Gulf of Mexico (GOM) coast prior to April, 2010, by participants in the national Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland Silver Spring MD y Data Table Yes These data were yielded by analysis of skeletal growth marks in humerus bones of Kemp's ridley sea turtles collected along the US Gulf of Mexico (GOM) coast prior to April, 2010, by participants in the national Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network 10 Turtle_ID Numeric Yes No 3 Active Individual-specific turtle identification number 25 State Character 2 Yes No Active Abbreviation for US State in which stranded sea turtle was recovered In all cases in which FL is indicated, it is always on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Should be a state on the Gulf Coast 30 Sex Character 7 Yes No Active Sex of the turtle as determined through necropsy (female, male, unknown) female male unknown 40 SCL Numeric No No 4 1 Active Estimated initial straightline carapace length (notch-tip, cm) at beginning of annual somatic growth increment cm not determined 55 Age Numeric Yes No 5 2 Active Estimated age in years at the beginning of the annual somatic growth incremen years 12.54 ##.## 80 Year Numeric Yes No 4 Active Calendar year associated with the annual somatic growth rate 1999 Data Steward 2013 Person Avens, Larisa larisa.avens@noaa.gov https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6297-065X 101 Pivers Island Rd. Beaufort NC (252)728-8747 (252)728-8784 Contact by email preferred. Distributor 2017 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information NCEI ncei.info@noaa.gov https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. Online Resource NCEI Archive Metadata Contact 2013 Person Avens, Larisa larisa.avens@noaa.gov https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6297-065X 101 Pivers Island Rd. Beaufort NC (252)728-8747 (252)728-8784 Contact by email preferred. Point of Contact 2013 Person Avens, Larisa larisa.avens@noaa.gov https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6297-065X 101 Pivers Island Rd. Beaufort NC (252)728-8747 (252)728-8784 Contact by email preferred. https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0104/0160329/1.1/data/0-data/18757/Size_at_age/GOM_Kemps_ridley_size_at_age.csv 2017 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 GOM_Kemps_ridley_size_at_age.csv csv (comma-separated values) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) Uncompressed Chked Viruses Inapp Content gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36597 Lee Weinberger 2017-02-01T15:43:49 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-03-04T19:17:19 2021-04-29 Southeast Fisheries Science Center SEFSC 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA (305)361-5761 www.sefsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST 1001 Public No 2021-04-29 1 Year 2022-04-29