Summary of satellite tagged sea turtles Galveston 2002-2016
Entity (ENT) | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:52404 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External
Item Identification
| Title: | Summary of satellite tagged sea turtles Galveston 2002-2016 |
|---|---|
| Short Name: | Summary_of_satellite_tagged_sea_turtles.csv |
| Status: | Completed |
| Abstract: |
A masters level student at Texas A&M University at Galveston [TAMUG] worked for the Galveston Lab and applied satellite tags to nesting turtles. When the student finished their work and moved on, TAMUG took over the satellite nestiing project, but as a condition of the USFWS permit was TAMUG had to bring the turtle back to the NOAA Galveston Laboratory for satellite tagging so the Galveston Lab continued to document information even though they were not the ones physically collecting that information. Later turtles were documented that were moved off the beach for satellite tagging, even if they didn't receive a satellite tag. In addition the Galveston Lab continued to document each time a satellite turtle was seen, even if it was not satellite tagged. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | FLIPPER_TAG |
| None | Nesting |
| None | PIT_TAG |
| None | satellite tag |
| None | SATELLITE_TAG |
| None | sea turtle |
| None | tracking |
Temporal Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | 2002-2016 |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Gulf of Mexico |
| None | Texas |
Entity Information
| Entity Type: | Spreadsheet |
|---|---|
| Active Version?: | Yes |
| Description: |
The database contains records pertaining to all sea turtles recovered by the NOAA Galveston Laboratory as the local representative of the Southeast Fisheries Science Centers Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network STSSN. The data includes morphometrics at the time of stranding, species and condition of the sea turtle at the time of stranding and documentation of tags present. It also contains information on the geographic location of the stranding. |
Data Attributes
Attribute Summary
|
|
Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
100
|
YEAR | Numeric | Year part of the date that the event took place | |
|
100
|
EVENT | CHARACTER | Reason sea turtle came ashore | |
|
100
|
DATE | Date | Date when sea turtle was reported stranded | |
|
100
|
LEFT_FRONT_FLIPPER_TAG | CHARACTER | Monel alloy flipper tag with a 6 character code of letters and numbers located in left front flipper | |
|
100
|
Right_Front_Flipper_TAG | CHARACTER | Monel alloy flipper tag with a 6 character code of letters and numbers located in right front flipper | |
|
100
|
LEFT_REAR_FLIPPER_TAG | CHARACTER | Monel alloy flipper tag with a 6 character code of letters and numbers located in left rear flipper | |
|
100
|
PIT_TAG | CHARACTER | Passive Integrated Transponder Code of the first transponder. | |
|
100
|
PIT_Tag_Location | CHARACTER | The location of the first PIT tag within the sea turtle | |
|
100
|
NAME | CHARACTER | Stranding identifcation codes were not always given to nesting sea turtles. Often they were named after or by someone who found the turtle. | |
|
100
|
SATELLITE_TAG_ID | CHARACTER | Identification number of the radio transmitter | |
|
100
|
COMMENTS | CHARACTER | A physical description of the external and internal examination of the sea turtle |
Attribute Details
YEAR
| Seq. Order: | 5 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | Numeric |
| Max Length: | 4 |
| Required: | Yes |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Scale: | 0 |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Year part of the date that the event took place |
EVENT
| Seq. Order: | 10 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
| Max Length: | 18 |
| Required: | Yes |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Reason sea turtle came ashore |
| Allowed Values: | Nesting False Crawl |
DATE
| Seq. Order: | 15 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | Date |
| Max Length: | 10 |
| Required: | Yes |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Date when sea turtle was reported stranded |
| Format Mask: | MM/DD/YYYY |
LEFT_FRONT_FLIPPER_TAG
| Seq. Order: | 30 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
| Max Length: | 6 |
| Required: | Yes |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Monel alloy flipper tag with a 6 character code of letters and numbers located in left front flipper |
Right_Front_Flipper_TAG
| Seq. Order: | 40 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
| Max Length: | 6 |
| Required: | Yes |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Monel alloy flipper tag with a 6 character code of letters and numbers located in right front flipper |
| Display Example: | cc |
| Allowed Values: | CC=Loggerhead |
LEFT_REAR_FLIPPER_TAG
| Seq. Order: | 50 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
| Max Length: | 100 |
| Required: | Yes |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Monel alloy flipper tag with a 6 character code of letters and numbers located in left rear flipper |
PIT_TAG
| Seq. Order: | 60 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
| Max Length: | 15 |
| Required: | Yes |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Passive Integrated Transponder Code of the first transponder. |
| Null Value: | N/A |
| Null Value Meaning: |
Not Applicable |
PIT_Tag_Location
| Seq. Order: | 70 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
| Max Length: | 20 |
| Required: | Yes |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
The location of the first PIT tag within the sea turtle |
| Unit of Measure: | Degrees |
NAME
| Seq. Order: | 80 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
| Max Length: | 20 |
| Required: | Yes |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Stranding identifcation codes were not always given to nesting sea turtles. Often they were named after or by someone who found the turtle. |
SATELLITE_TAG_ID
| Seq. Order: | 110 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
| Max Length: | 6 |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Identification number of the radio transmitter |
| Unit of Measure: | CM |
COMMENTS
| Seq. Order: | 150 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
| Max Length: | 2000 |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
A physical description of the external and internal examination of the sea turtle |
Support Roles
Data Steward
| Date Effective From: | 1989 |
|---|---|
| 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. |
Metadata Contact
| Date Effective From: | 1989 |
|---|---|
| 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
| 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. |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 52404 |
|---|---|
| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:52404 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Lee M Weinberger |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2018-04-18 15:05+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 |