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Turtles Rehabilitated 2013

Entity (ENT)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:50677  |  Updated: October 17, 2023  |  Published / External 
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Distribution Info
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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
Rehabilitated 2012 turtles released in 2013 [December 31, 2013]
NUMERIC 		Number of Turtles Rehabilitated in 2012 released in 2013 [December 31, 2013]
Rehabilitated 2011 turtles released in 2013 [December 31, 2013]
Numeric 		Number of Turtles Rehabilitated in 2011 released in 2013 [December 31, 2013]
Rehabilitated 2013 Turtles Released
Number 		Number of Turtles Taken in 2013 For Rehabilitation Released in 2013
Total Number Rehabiltated and Released
Numeric 		Total Number of Turtles Rehabilitated and Released in the current year (2013)
Number Died During Rehabilitation
NUMERIC 		The number of sea turtles that died during rehabilitation
Number Currently in Rehabiltation [December 31, 2013]
NUMERIC 		The number of sea turtles that are currently in rehabilitation as of [December 31, 2013]
Total
NUMERIC 		Total number of sea turtles released in the current year
Running total 2001-Present [December 31, 2013]
Numeric 		Cumulative Running Total Rehabilitated For This species from 2001 until [December 31, 2013] which is the last day data was collected in the year corresponding to this is the turtle rehabilitation table.
Number Currently on Medication [December 31, 2013]
Numeric 		Number of Turtles Currently on Medication as of 12/31/2013
Number Currently at Offsite Holding Facility [December 31, 2013]
NUMERIC 		Number of Sea Turtles Currently at Offsite Holding Facility [December 31, 2013]

Distribution Information

  • CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    2013 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 2013
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 2013
Notes:

Please note that there are extensive changes between the 2012 and 2013 tables.

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 2011-2013

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.
Change Summary:

Things Added

There are additional columns added to indicate the year the turtle was taken for rehabilitation when counted it counting turtles released from rehabilitation. New columns are shown below

Rehabilitated 2012 turtles released in 2013 [December 31, 2013]

Rehabilitated 2011 turtles released in 2013 [December 31, 2013]

Rehabilitated 2013 Turtles Released

Total Number Rehabiltated and Released

Also added columns involving running totals to present and Numbers undergoing rehabilitation at a facility other than the NMFS Galveston Facility

Running total 2001-Present [December 31, 2013]

Number Currently at Offsite Holding Facility [December 31, 2013]

Things Removed

Table no longer has summary rows containing turtle rehabilitation numbers by previous years

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 SPECIES CHARACTER Genus and species of sea turtle
100
 Rehabilitated 2012 turtles released in 2013 [December 31, 2013] NUMERIC Number of Turtles Rehabilitated in 2012 released in 2013 [December 31, 2013]
100
 Rehabilitated 2011 turtles released in 2013 [December 31, 2013] Numeric Number of Turtles Rehabilitated in 2011 released in 2013 [December 31, 2013]
100
 Rehabilitated 2013 Turtles Released Number Number of Turtles Taken in 2013 For Rehabilitation Released in 2013
100
 Total Number Rehabiltated and Released Numeric Total Number of Turtles Rehabilitated and Released in the current year (2013)
100
 Number Died During Rehabilitation NUMERIC The number of sea turtles that died during rehabilitation
100
 Number Currently in Rehabiltation [December 31, 2013] NUMERIC The number of sea turtles that are currently in rehabilitation as of [December 31, 2013]
100
 Total NUMERIC Total number of sea turtles released in the current year
100
 Running total 2001-Present [December 31, 2013] Numeric Cumulative Running Total Rehabilitated For This species from 2001 until [December 31, 2013] which is the last day data was collected in the year corresponding to this is the turtle rehabilitation table.
100
 Number Currently on Medication [December 31, 2013] Numeric Number of Turtles Currently on Medication as of 12/31/2013
100
 Number Currently at Offsite Holding Facility [December 31, 2013] NUMERIC Number of Sea Turtles Currently at Offsite Holding Facility [December 31, 2013]

Attribute Details

SPECIES

CC ID: 702706
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 35
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Genus and species of sea turtle

Rehabilitated 2012 turtles released in 2013 [December 31, 2013]

CC ID: 702703
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 2
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of Turtles Rehabilitated in 2012 released in 2013 [December 31, 2013]

Rehabilitated 2011 turtles released in 2013 [December 31, 2013]

CC ID: 702713
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Max Length: 2
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of Turtles Rehabilitated in 2011 released in 2013 [December 31, 2013]

Rehabilitated 2013 Turtles Released

CC ID: 702714
Seq. Order: 28
Data Storage Type: Number
Max Length: 2
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of Turtles Taken in 2013 For Rehabilitation Released in 2013
Derivation:

Rehabilitated 2012 turtles released in 2013 [December 31, 2013] Rehabilitated Sum of the three columns listing turtle rehabilitation for the year 2011 turtles released in 2013 [December 31, 2013], Rehabilitated 2012 turtles released in 2013 [December 31, 2013], Rehabilitated 2013 Turtles Released

Total Number Rehabiltated and Released

CC ID: 702715
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Max Length: 3
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Total Number of Turtles Rehabilitated and Released in the current year (2013)
Derivation:

Sum of the Columns:

Rehabilitated 2012 turtles released in 2013 [December 31, 2013], Rehabilitated 2011 turtles released in 2013 [December 31, 2013], Rehabilitated 2013 Turtles Released

Number Died During Rehabilitation

CC ID: 702702
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 2
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The number of sea turtles that died during rehabilitation

Number Currently in Rehabiltation [December 31, 2013]

CC ID: 702700
Seq. Order: 43
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 3
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The number of sea turtles that are currently in rehabilitation as of [December 31, 2013]

Total

CC ID: 702707
Seq. Order: 45
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 3
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Total number of sea turtles released in the current year

Running total 2001-Present [December 31, 2013]

CC ID: 702705
Seq. Order: 50
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Max Length: 3
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Cumulative Running Total Rehabilitated For This species from 2001 until [December 31, 2013] which is the last day data was collected in the year corresponding to this is the turtle rehabilitation table.

Number Currently on Medication [December 31, 2013]

CC ID: 702701
Seq. Order: 60
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Max Length: 3
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of Turtles Currently on Medication as of 12/31/2013

Number Currently at Offsite Holding Facility [December 31, 2013]

CC ID: 702704
Seq. Order: 90
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 3
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of Sea Turtles Currently at Offsite Holding Facility [December 31, 2013]

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 702708
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: 702709
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: 702710
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: 702711
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: 702712
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/2013.csv
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: 2013.csv
Description:

2013 Turtles Rehabilitation File

File Type (Deprecated): tabular digital data (Microsoft Excel, CSV, or other tabular format)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Not Chked

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 50677
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:50677
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2017-12-06 07:53+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-10-17 16:12+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