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Kemp's Ridley Head Start Recapture

Project (PRJ)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:3857  |  Updated: August 9, 2022  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Keywords
Physical Location
Extents
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Catalog Details

Summary

Description

Anatomical field measurements of stranded sea turtles and necropsy information when available.

Child Items

Type Title
Data Set Kemp's Ridley Head Start Recapture

Contact Information

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Please contact the owner organization (SEFSC) for inquiries on this record.

Extents

Geographic Area 1

Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coast of all coastal states from Maine to Texas

Time Frame 1
1978-01-01 - Present

Item Identification

Title: Kemp's Ridley Head Start Recapture
Short Name: Kemp's Ridley Head Start Recapture
Status: In Work
Abstract:

Anatomical field measurements of stranded sea turtles and necropsy information when available.
Purpose:

To determine geographical distribution, growth, survival, and integration with wild populations of Kemp's ridley sea turtles reared in captivity at the Galveston Laboratory, tagged, and released into the wild over a period of 15 years (from 1978 through 1992).
Supplemental Information:

Data collected on Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN) field data sheets

Sheets forwarded to STSSN state coordinators

Coordinator sends sheets to National STSSN in Miami.

The National Coordinator then forwards the head start recapture data to the Protected Species Branch at the Galveston Laboratory.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None distribution
None Kemp's Ridley
None necropsy
None stranding
None Turtles

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 1978-present

Physical Location

Organization: Southeast Fisheries Science Center
City: Galveston
State/Province: TX
Country: USA

Extents

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 7678
Description

Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coast of all coastal states from Maine to Texas

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 7680
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 1978-01-01

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Policy:

Data is available to qualified researchers

Technical Environment

Description:

.xls files on personal computer

Acronyms

STSSN Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
57
Data Set Kemp's Ridley Head Start Recapture

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 3857
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:3857
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2007-03-29 03:25+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:10+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