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Summary

Abstract

The NOAA Galveston Laboratory has been raising sea turtles continously in captivity since 1977. As the Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network [STSSN] local represenatative for the upper Texas Gulf coast [coast is divided into 4 areas - upper, middle, Padre Island National Seashore and lower], we respond to sea turtle strandings, dead or alive. We document dead sea turtles, conduct a necropsy in an attempt to determine cause of death, collect biological samples if required, and dispose of the carcass. Live turtles are returned to the NOAA Galveston Laboratory where they are cared for in the sea turtle hospital. The NOAA Galveston Laboratory is not mandated to run a sea turtle hospital, but we do, because we have the capability to do so and there are no other local resources with the expertise to treat and house sick and injured sea turtles. Sea turtles receive medical attention from our attending veterinarians and The Houston Zoo, Inc., provides the bulk of those medical services free of charge. Once sea turtles are treated, recovered/rehabilitated and medically cleared, they are released either offshore or into Galveston Bay depending on the species, size and age of the turtle. We try to release sea turtles back into the wild where they would be normally found at that size and maturity. The Gulf of Mexico in Galveston seasonally supports healthy sea turtles from April to October. By November of each year, the coastal waters become too cold to support healthy sea turtles. Sea turtles that strand after October or that are still receiving treatment in October, are usually held over the winter and released the following spring. Occassionally, turtles that require holding over the winter are sent to The Houston Zoo, Inc., Moody Gardens, or Texas A&M University at Galveston for over-wintering.

Description

The database contains a summary of the number of sea turtles that have been rehabilitated by the NOAA Galveston Laboratory. Data includes the number of each species rehabilitated and the year in which each sea turtle was rehabilitated.

Entity Information

Entity Type
Spreadsheet

Data Attribute / Type Description
SPECIES
CHARACTER
Genus and species of sea turtle
Number Rehabiltated and Released
NUMERIC
The number of sea tutles from 2 years prior that were rehabilitated and released
Number Died During Rehabilitation
NUMERIC
The number of sea turtles that died during rehabilitation
Number Currently in Rehabiltation
NUMERIC
The number of sea turtles that are currently in rehabiltation
Total
NUMERIC
Total number of sea turtles released in the current year
Rehab Turtles 2008
NUMERIC
The number of sea turtles rehabilitated in 2008

Distribution Information

  • 2008 Turtles Rehabilitation File

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Tim J Baumer
tim.baumer@noaa.gov
409-766-3784

Metadata Contact
Benjamin Higgins
ben.higgins@noaa.gov
409-766-3670

Item Identification

Title: Turtles Rehabilitated 2008
Status: Completed
Abstract:

The NOAA Galveston Laboratory has been raising sea turtles continously in captivity since 1977. As the Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network [STSSN] local represenatative for the upper Texas Gulf coast [coast is divided into 4 areas - upper, middle, Padre Island National Seashore and lower], we respond to sea turtle strandings, dead or alive. We document dead sea turtles, conduct a necropsy in an attempt to determine cause of death, collect biological samples if required, and dispose of the carcass. Live turtles are returned to the NOAA Galveston Laboratory where they are cared for in the sea turtle hospital. The NOAA Galveston Laboratory is not mandated to run a sea turtle hospital, but we do, because we have the capability to do so and there are no other local resources with the expertise to treat and house sick and injured sea turtles. Sea turtles receive medical attention from our attending veterinarians and The Houston Zoo, Inc., provides the bulk of those medical services free of charge. Once sea turtles are treated, recovered/rehabilitated and medically cleared, they are released either offshore or into Galveston Bay depending on the species, size and age of the turtle. We try to release sea turtles back into the wild where they would be normally found at that size and maturity. The Gulf of Mexico in Galveston seasonally supports healthy sea turtles from April to October. By November of each year, the coastal waters become too cold to support healthy sea turtles. Sea turtles that strand after October or that are still receiving treatment in October, are usually held over the winter and released the following spring. Occassionally, turtles that require holding over the winter are sent to The Houston Zoo, Inc., Moody Gardens, or Texas A&M University at Galveston for over-wintering.

Purpose:

To track the annual number of sea turtles that are rehabilitated by the NOAA Sea Turtle Facility hospital in 2008

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Caretta caretta
None Chelonia mydas
None Dermochelys coriacea
None Eretomochelys imbricata
None Lepidochelys kempii
None Rehabilitation
None Sea Turtle
None species

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 2008

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Galveston
None Gulf Of Mexico
None Texas

Physical Location

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

Entity Information

Entity Type: Spreadsheet
Description:

The database contains a summary of the number of sea turtles that have been rehabilitated by the NOAA Galveston Laboratory. Data includes the number of each species rehabilitated and the year in which each sea turtle was rehabilitated.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
SPECIES CHARACTER Genus and species of sea turtle
100
Number Rehabiltated and Released NUMERIC The number of sea tutles from 2 years prior that were rehabilitated and released
100
Number Died During Rehabilitation NUMERIC The number of sea turtles that died during rehabilitation
100
Number Currently in Rehabiltation NUMERIC The number of sea turtles that are currently in rehabiltation
100
Total NUMERIC Total number of sea turtles released in the current year
100
Rehab Turtles 2008 NUMERIC The number of sea turtles rehabilitated in 2008

Attribute Details

SPECIES

CC ID: 702504
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 35
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Genus and species of sea turtle

Number Rehabiltated and Released

CC ID: 702502
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The number of sea tutles from 2 years prior that were rehabilitated and released

Number Died During Rehabilitation

CC ID: 702501
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The number of sea turtles that died during rehabilitation

Number Currently in Rehabiltation

CC ID: 702500
Seq. Order: 35
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The number of sea turtles that are currently in rehabiltation

Total

CC ID: 702505
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Total number of sea turtles released in the current year

Rehab Turtles 2008

CC ID: 702503
Seq. Order: 90
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The number of sea turtles rehabilitated in 2008

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 702506
Date Effective From: 2001
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Higgins, Benjamin
Address: 4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX 77551
Email Address: ben.higgins@noaa.gov
Phone: 409-766-3670
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Distributor

CC ID: 702507
Date Effective From: 2017
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
Address: NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Phone: (301) 713-3277

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 702508
Date Effective From: 2001
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Higgins, Benjamin
Address: 4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX 77551
Email Address: ben.higgins@noaa.gov
Phone: 409-766-3670
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Point of Contact

CC ID: 702509
Date Effective From: 2016
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Baumer, Tim J
Address: 4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX 77551
Email Address: tim.baumer@noaa.gov
Phone: 409-766-3784
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 702510
Start Date: 2017
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157625/3.3/data/0-data/Galveston_Turtle_Program/30676/CSV/2008.csv
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: 2008.csv
Description:

2008 Turtles Rehabilitation File

Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Not Chked

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 50672
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:50672
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2017-12-05 20:34+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-08-15 17:09+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