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Summary

Abstract

The database is a summary of sea turtles that are hook and line captured by recreational anglers in the region covered by the NOAA Galveston Laboratory through its work as the local representative of the Southeast Fisheries Science Centers Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network. The database cotains: morphometric data on sea turtles caught type of gear on which sea turtle was caught whether the sea turtle was rehabilitated and released or died tag information.

Description

The is a summary of sea turtles that are hook and line captured by recreational anglers in the region covered by the NOAA Galveston Laboratory through its work as the local representative of the Southeast Fisheries Science Centers Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network. It contains: morphometric data on sea turtles caught type of gear on which sea turtle was caught whether the sea turtle was rehabilitated and released or died and tag information.

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
Stranding_Identifiction_Code
Character
Stranding Id Number
Species
Character
Code Indicating Turtle That was caught. It consists of the first character of the genus and the first character of the species.
Event
Character
Code indicating Stranding event. Alwats HL (Hook & Line)
Capture_Location
Character
Description of Place/Geographic Location of Interaction with the turtle
Latitude
Numeric
Latitude of Capture/Stranding Event
Longitude
Numeric
Longitude of Capture/Stranding Event
Date
Date
Date Of Starnding/Capture
Year
Numeric
Numeric Year if the Hooking Event
Month
Character
First Three Characters of Month of the turtle interaction Event
Straight_Carapace_Length_cm
Numeric
straight carapace length in centimeters
Condition
Character
Condition of turtle when captured
Tags
Character
The tag(s) if any on the turtle
Offshore_or_Inshore
Character
Indicates if interaction was offshore or in shore
County
Characrer
Name of the County Where Interaction Took Place
HookLocation
Character
Location Where Hook was found on Turtle
Action
Character
Action Taken When Hooked Turtle Was brought to Land
Comments
Character
Any other descriptive Comments On Record

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: Summary_of_hook_and_line_caught_Sea_turtles.csv
Status: Completed
Abstract:

The database is a summary of sea turtles that are hook and line captured by recreational anglers in the region covered by the NOAA Galveston Laboratory through its work as the local representative of the Southeast Fisheries Science Centers Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network. The database cotains: morphometric data on sea turtles caught type of gear on which sea turtle was caught whether the sea turtle was rehabilitated and released or died tag information.

Physical Location

Organization: Southeast Fisheries Science Center
City: Miami
State/Province: FL
Country: USA
Location Description:

SEFSC PARR Data Server

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data Table
Active Version?: Yes
Description:

The is a summary of sea turtles that are hook and line captured by recreational anglers in the region covered by the NOAA Galveston Laboratory through its work as the local representative of the Southeast Fisheries Science Centers Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network. It contains: morphometric data on sea turtles caught type of gear on which sea turtle was caught whether the sea turtle was rehabilitated and released or died and tag information.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
Primary Key Stranding_Identifiction_Code Character Stranding Id Number
100
Species Character Code Indicating Turtle That was caught. It consists of the first character of the genus and the first character of the species.
100
Event Character Code indicating Stranding event. Alwats HL (Hook & Line)
100
Capture_Location Character Description of Place/Geographic Location of Interaction with the turtle
100
Latitude Numeric Latitude of Capture/Stranding Event
100
Longitude Numeric Longitude of Capture/Stranding Event
100
Date Date Date Of Starnding/Capture
100
Year Numeric Numeric Year if the Hooking Event
100
Month Character First Three Characters of Month of the turtle interaction Event
100
Straight_Carapace_Length_cm Numeric straight carapace length in centimeters
100
Condition Character Condition of turtle when captured
100
Tags Character The tag(s) if any on the turtle
100
Offshore_or_Inshore Character Indicates if interaction was offshore or in shore
100
County Characrer Name of the County Where Interaction Took Place
100
HookLocation Character Location Where Hook was found on Turtle
100
Action Character Action Taken When Hooked Turtle Was brought to Land
100
Comments Character Any other descriptive Comments On Record

Attribute Details

Stranding_Identifiction_Code

CC ID: 748352
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: Yes
Status: Active
Description:

Stranding Id Number

Species

CC ID: 748353
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Code Indicating Turtle That was caught.

It consists of the first character of the genus and the first character of the species.

Allowed Values: Cc = Caretta caretta Loggerhead Cm = Chelonia mydas Green Turtle Dc = Dermochelys coriacea Letherback Ei = Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Lk = Lepidochelys kempii Kemps Ridely Lo = Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Un = Unknown
Default Value:

Event

CC ID: 748354
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 2
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Code indicating Stranding event.

Alwats HL (Hook & Line)

Capture_Location

CC ID: 748355
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 50
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Description of Place/Geographic Location of Interaction with the turtle

Latitude

CC ID: 748356
Seq. Order: 50
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 10
Scale: 7
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude of Capture/Stranding Event

Longitude

CC ID: 748357
Seq. Order: 60
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 7
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude of Capture/Stranding Event

Date

CC ID: 748358
Seq. Order: 70
Data Storage Type: Date
Max Length: 10
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Date Of Starnding/Capture

Format Mask: MM/DD/YYYY

Year

CC ID: 748359
Seq. Order: 80
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Max Length: 4
Min Length: 4
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Numeric Year if the Hooking Event

Format Mask: ####
Derivation:

The Year of the stranding Date

Month

CC ID: 748360
Seq. Order: 110
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 3
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

First Three Characters of Month of the turtle interaction Event

Derivation:

Month of the Interaction Date

Straight_Carapace_Length_cm

CC ID: 748361
Seq. Order: 120
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 7
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

straight carapace length in centimeters

Unit of Measure: cm
Format Mask: ###.#

Condition

CC ID: 748372
Seq. Order: 130
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 20
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Condition of turtle when captured

Allowed Values: Alive Dead Alive/Released

Tags

CC ID: 748373
Seq. Order: 140
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 40
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The tag(s) if any on the turtle

Offshore_or_Inshore

CC ID: 748374
Seq. Order: 150
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Indicates if interaction was offshore or in shore

Allowed Values: Offshore Inshore

County

CC ID: 748375
Seq. Order: 160
Data Storage Type: Characrer
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Name of the County Where Interaction Took Place

HookLocation

CC ID: 748376
Seq. Order: 170
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 100
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Location Where Hook was found on Turtle

Action

CC ID: 748377
Seq. Order: 180
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 100
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Action Taken When Hooked Turtle Was brought to Land

Comments

CC ID: 748378
Seq. Order: 190
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 240
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Any other descriptive Comments On Record

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 751057
Date Effective From: 2003
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: 751058
Date Effective From: 2003
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
USA
Phone: (305)361-5761
URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 751059
Date Effective From: 2003
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: 751060
Date Effective From: 2003
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.

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 52262
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:52262
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2018-03-26 08:55+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+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