50892
CMTTP 2016 (Revised Column Names)
Entity
Published / External
26901
Cooperative Marine Turtle Tagging Program sea turtle tagging records on rehabilitated and released sea turtles from NOAA Galveston
Data Set
Completed
The database is a summary of records of: sea turtle size tags applied release and capture location are summarized in this database which is derived from paper data sheets submitted to the Cooperative Marine Turtle Tagging Program CMTTPat the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research ACCSTR, University of Florida, Gainesville.
Monitor growth of captive reares sea turtles
Spreadsheet
The database is a summary of records of: sea turtle size tags applied release and capture location are summarized in this database which is derived from paper data sheets submitted to the Cooperative Marine Turtle Tagging Program CMTTPat the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research ACCSTR, University of Florida, Gainesville.
1
Stranding_Identifiction_Code
CHARACTER
50
No
No
Active
Except for nesters, the code is formed by using the first initials of the person who discovered the turtle, followed by the year, day, date and consecutive turtle number found by that person on that day.
2
Species
CHARACTER
20
No
No
Active
Genus and species of sea turtle
3
Straight_Carapace_Length_Minimum_cm
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Straight carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with calipers from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the notch where the two most posterior marginal scutes meet
cm
4
Straight_Carapace_Length_cm
NUMERIC
4
No
No
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
5
Straight_Carapace_Width_cm
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Maximum width in centimeters. Measurment is taken with calipers at the largest width of the carapace
6
Curved_Carapace_Length_Minimum_cm
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Curved carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with a soft measuring tape from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the notch where the two most posterior marginal scutes meet
cm
7
Curved_Carapace_Length_cm
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Curved carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with a soft measuring tape from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the notch where the tip of the most posterior marginal scute.
cm
8
Curved_Carapace_Width_cm
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Maximum width in centimeters. Measurment is taken with a soft measuring tape at the largest width of the carapace
9
Weight_kg
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Weight in kilograms
kg
10
Was_turtle_carrying_tags_when_encountered?
CHARACTER
3
No
No
Active
Were any tags found on or in the sea turtle when it was examined
11
Did_turtle_have_tag_scars?
CHARACTER
38
No
No
Active
Tag scars are left when a flipper tag tears out. It usually forms a highly visible V notch in the flipper. Yes or No answer may also include information on which flipper the tag scar was found
12
Did_turtle_have_PIT_tag?
CHARACTER
16
No
No
Active
Was a passive integrated transponder tag found when examining the sea turtle. Yes or No answer may also have an indicator of where the tag was found and the tag code
13
Did_turtle_have_CWT?
CHARACTER
25
No
No
Active
Was a coded wire tag found when examining the sea turtle. Yes or No answer may also have an indicator of in which flipper the tag was found
14
Did_turtle _have_ living_tag?
CHARACTER
15
No
No
Active
Was a living tag found when examining the carapace. Yes or No answer may also have an idicator of the scute on which the living tag was found
15
Project_Type
CHARACTER
35
No
No
Active
Means by which the turtle was made available for examination
16
Date_Released
Data
10
No
No
Active
Date on which the sea turtle was released into the wild.
MM/DD/YYYY
17
Release_Location
CHARACTER
100
No
No
Active
Location where the sea turtle was released back into the wild.
18
Release_Latitude
CHARACTER
15
No
No
Active
The latitude at which the sea turtle was released
19
Release_Longitude
CHARACTER
16
No
No
Active
The longitude at which the sea turtle was released
20
Date_Captured
NUMERIC
10
No
No
Active
Date on which the sea turtle was captured
21
Capture_Location
CHARACTER
120
No
No
Active
Location where the sea turtle was captured
22
Capture_Latitude
CHARACTER
15
No
No
Active
The geographic latitude at which the sea turtle was captured
23
Capture_Longitude
CHARACTER
16
No
No
Active
The geographic longitude at which the sea turtle was captured
24
Left_Front_Flipper
CHARACTER
6
No
No
Active
Monel alloy flipper tag with a 6 character code of letters and numbers applied to the left front flipper
25
Right_Front_Flipper
CHARACTER
16
No
No
Active
Monel alloy flipper tag with a 6 character code of letters and numbers applied to the right front flipper
26
PIT_Tag_Number
CHARACTER
15
No
No
Active
Passive Integrated Transponder Code of the transponder.
27
PIT_Tag_Location
CHARACTER
20
No
No
Active
The location of the Passive Integrated Transponder tag within the sea turtle
28
Comments
CHARACTER
300
No
No
Active
Comments on anything out of the normal
29
Recapture
NUMERIC
1
No
No
Active
Number of times turtle was recaptured following rehabilitation and release
30
Later_Found_Deceased
CHARACTER
3
No
No
Active
Was the turtle found deceased upon recapture. Yes or No
Data Steward
2003
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
Contact by email preferred.
Metadata Contact
2003
Person
Higgins, Benjamin
ben.higgins@noaa.gov
4700 Avenue U
Galveston
TX
77551
409-766-3670
Contact by email preferred.
Point of Contact
2003
Person
Baumer, Tim J
tim.baumer@noaa.gov
4700 Avenue U
Galveston
TX
77551
409-766-3784
Contact by email preferred.
2017
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157625/3.3/data/0-data/Galveston_Turtle_Program/26901/CSV/Renamed_Data_Table.csv
2017
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
Renamed_Data_Table.csv
File With Corrected Column Names Supplied to Archive
csv (comma-separated values)
CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Uncompressed
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