50748
Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2007
Entity
Published / External
26875
Monthly morphometric data on captive loggerhead sea turtles 1995-present
Data Set
Completed
From 2001-2016 [except 2013], the NOAA Galveston Laboratory raised only Florida loggerheads sourced as hatchlings from beaches in Clearwater, Sarasota, Ft. Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Juno Beach, and Melbourne Beach, Florida. The loggerhead captive rearing program was a joint project with the State of Florida's Department of Environmental Protection [FDEP] and then the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission [FWC]. Loggerhead hatchlings were collected post emergence in cages, or excavated just prior to emergence depending on the location of collection. In 1996, a wild loggerhead sea turtle nested on the Bolivar Peninsula, Texas and the eggs were sent to PINS for incubation. Thirty of the 1996 Texas loggerhead hatchlings from the Bolivar clutch were collected at PINS and transported to NOAA Galveston for captive rearing and use in tag development and TED testing research. Loggerheads were used for a variety of physiology, pharmacokinetic, sensory and behavioral experiments as well as tag development, hook and bait research related to the pelagic longline fishery. Loggerheads were captive reared for up to 4 years depending on the research need. During captive rearing, sea turtles are regularly weighed and measured, usually on a 4 week interval. Morphometric measurements such as carapace length, carapace width, body depth and weight are taken to track growth and health. Measurements may be taken on all sea turtles within a year class or a smaller sub-set and the average used for the entire year class. Morphometric measurements may be taken more frequently than every 4 weeks if a critical need arises for a specific sized sea turtle for research project. When tags are applied, the codes and locations of those tags are recorded in the database corresponding to the year class of the sea turtles. Sometimes multiple tags of the same kind were applied as part of tag research programs. When research is completed, the turtles are released back into the wild in a location that best matches the natural location where a sea turtle of that size might be found. Florida loggerheads were typically released back in Florida waters or Federal waters offshore of the State of Florida. Body weight is used to calculate food rations and sea turtles are raised to whatever size is required for fisheries research. A two-year-old loggerhead raised at the NOAA Galveston Laboratory is the scientific standard for testing and certifying TEDs. The two-year-old loggerhead is used as a surrogate for a 2-3-year-old Kemp's ridley, which is the smallest size sea turtle encountered in the Gulf of Mexico [GOM] shrimp fishery in the and Southeast Atlantic in the USA. The NOAA Galveston Laboratory is the only place in the world where sea turtles are raised in captivity specifically for fisheries research. Records on the feeding rates of each species, of each yearclass are maintained daily as are data on water quality, animal husbandry cleaning schedules, number of people visiting the facility, and general maintenance.
Monitor growth of captive reared sea turtles for class of 2007
There are some blank empty rows in the archive that can simply be deleted.
There are a few rows that give average length and weight measurements by a measuring period
Theme
body depth
Theme
caretta caretta
Theme
length
Theme
loggerhead
Theme
morphometric data
Theme
sea turtle
Theme
weight
Temporal
2007
Spreadsheet
Yes
The database contains monthly measurements taken on captive reared sea turtles. Measurements include: straight carapace length nuchal notch to carapace tip, straight carapace width maximum width, body depth maximum, weight.
10
SPECIES
CHARACTER
22
Yes
No
Active
Genus and species of sea turtle.
The Genus may be abbreviated to one letter in certain cases
C.caretta
It is always C.caretta
Must be C.caretta
20
YEARCLASS
NUMERIC
4
Yes
No
Active
Year in which sea turtle hatched.
30
MEASUREMENT_DATE
Date
10
Yes
No
Active
Date on which the measurement was recorded
MM/DD/YYYY
45
Nest
Character
10
Yes
No
Active
Nest
50
Raceway
Character
6
Yes
No
Active
The location in which the sea turtle was housed
55
Position
Character
No
No
Active
Position
60
FLIPPER_TAG_CODE_1
CHARACTER
6
No
No
Active
Monel alloy flipper tag with a 6 character code of letters and numbers
SSS801
70
FLIPPER_TAG_LOCATION_1
CHARACTER
20
No
No
Active
Location on the sea turtle to which the flipper tag is attached
100
WEIGHT_G
NUMERIC
8
Yes
No
1
Active
Weight if Turttle in grams
grams
##.#
110
LENGTH_CM
NUMERIC
5
Yes
No
2
Active
Straight carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with calipers from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the most posterior tip of the carapace
cm
48.3
#.##
120
WIDTH_CM
NUMERIC
5
Yes
No
2
Active
Maximum width in centimeters. Measurment is taken with calipers at the largest width of the carapace
cm
#.##
130
DEPTH_CM
NUMERIC
5
Yes
No
2
Active
Maximum body depth taken with calipers and measured in centimeters.
cm
#.##
140
PIT_TAG_CODE_1
CHARACTER
15
No
No
Active
Passive Integrated Transponder Code of the first transponder.
150
PIT_TAG_LOCATION_1
CHARACTER
20
No
No
Active
The location of the first PIT tag within the sea turtle
180
PIT_TAG_CODE_2
CHARACTER
35
No
No
Active
Passive Integrated Transponder Code of the Second transponder.
190
PIT_TAG_LOCATION_2
CHARACTER
20
No
No
Active
The location of the Second PIT tag within the sea turtle
210
RELEASE_DATE
Date
10
No
No
Active
Date on which the sea turtle was released into the wild.
MM/DD/YYYY
220
RELEASE_ LOCATION
CHARACTER
100
No
No
Active
Location where the sea turtle was released back into the wild.
300
Notes
CHARACTER
300
No
No
Active
Comments on release.
Data Steward
1995
Person
Higgins, Benjamin
ben.higgins@noaa.gov
4700 Avenue U
Galveston
TX
77551
409-766-3670
Contact by email preferred.
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
1995
Person
Higgins, Benjamin
ben.higgins@noaa.gov
4700 Avenue U
Galveston
TX
77551
409-766-3670
Contact by email preferred.
Point of Contact
2015
Person
Baumer, Tim J
tim.baumer@noaa.gov
4700 Avenue U
Galveston
TX
77551
409-766-3784
Contact by email preferred.
Unclassified
None
None
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None
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None
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2017
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157625/2.2/data/0-data/Galveston_Turtle_Program/26875/CSV/2007/Renamed_Data_Table.csv
2017
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
Renamed_Data_Table.csv
File for Captive Raised Loggerhead Turtles, Class of 2007
tabular digital data (Microsoft Excel, CSV, or other tabular format)
CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
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