53145
CAP2019.csv
Entity
Published / External
26906
Captive sea turtle rearing inventory, feeding, and water chemistry in Galveston Lab rearing tanks
Data Set
Completed
2019
2023
The NOAA Galveston Laboratory has been raising sea turtles in captivity from 1977 to 2019. During 2019 they had turtles from the class of 2018.
They started out the year with 119 turtles from the class of 2018. On May 29, 2019, one turtle was reported dead. On May 30, 2019, the remaining 2018 turtles were shipped to the NOAA Facility in Panama City, Florida in preparation for their release.
On June 17th, 2019 these 118 turtles were released in Fort Pierce Florida.
This marked the end of the Galveston Turtle Program.
Monitor growth of captive sea turtles
Bloated-Designation for a turtle that is experiencing unusually high bouyancy
Cage-Refers to a type of rearing container used for rearing sea turtles from year one through year 2
CC-Abbreviation for Caretta caretta the scientific name for loggerhead sea turtle
Cc2005-68-This is form of identification of the 68th turtle from the 2005 yearclass loggerheads to have experienced some form of health problem requiring individual treatment
Crate-Refers to a type of rearing container used for rearing sea turtles from hatchlings to year one
FCA-First Care Area. This is a semi-quarantine area within the Turtle Barn where turtles receive treatment for various ailments
Feeder-Is a calibrated measuring device that is used to distribute pellet food to sea turtles.
g-Abbreviation for grams, a metric unit of measurement
Juno-Abbreviation for turtles that were collected as hatchlings at Juno Beach, Florida
N/A- Not applicable
PeeWee- Nickname given to an undersized turtle
Pellet-A pellet is one type of turtle food, normally referring to a 3/16" diameter floating extruded diet manufactured by Purina
pH-Is a measurement of the power of the hydrogen ion and refers to the level of acidity or alkalinity of seawater
Pompano Dry-Abbreviation for turtles that came from Pompano Beach, Florida and which were excavated from sand as hatchlings
Pompano Wet-Abbreviation for turtles that came from Pompano Beach, Florida and which were collected and allowed to swim in seawater before NOAA took possession
pos-Abbreviation for position. The turtles are arranged in containers within tanks and raceways and each container represents a position which allows us to identify individual turtles
Redwood-Refers to the main seawater storage tanks from which other seawater storage tanks are filled by gravity
RW-Abbreviation for Raceway. A raceway is a rectangular holding tank 20' long by 6' wide by 2' or 3' deep
Sh-Abbreviation for Show Tank. This is a 6 foot diameter, 3' deep fiberglass holding tank
Show-Abbreviation for Show Tank. This is a 6 foot diameter, 3' deep fiberglass holding tank
Showtank-Abbreviation for Show Tank. This is a 6 foot diameter, 3' deep fiberglass holding tank
Shw-Abbreviation for Show Tank. This is a 6 foot diameter, 3' deep fiberglass holding tank
Sickbay-Quarantine building for sick sea turtles, also known as the sea turtle hospital
Sock-This is a felt filter sock used for filtering incoming seawater and/or used in a cannister type filter to filter materials in a recirculating seawater system
SSS836-SSS is a series of metal flipper tag codes. The numerical portion of the code is the individual turtles' identification number within the SSS series
T17-The T is an abbreviation for tank in the Wetlab Building recirculating seawater system. The number refers to the individual tank in the system from 1 to 19
TEXASAM-Texas A&M University at Galveston
VIP-Refers to a person or persons who came through on a sea turtle tour that were part of a special group designated by the laboratory director, visiting researchers, officals, and dignataries
W&M-Abbreviation for weigh and measure which refers to the process of weighing and measuring the turtles
WL-Abbreviation for Wetlab buidling
Temporal
2019
Spreadsheet
The database contains daily records of sea turtle inventories by species feeding rates type of food fed sick sea turtles sea turtles that have died log of tanks cleaned and any comments on sea turtles being watched for feeding abnormalities, bloating, or other behavioral issues.
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Date
Date
Yes
No
Active
Date of recorded measurement.
MM/DD?YYYY
20
SCHOOLS
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Number of tour participants from schools
Number Of Visitors
30
PUBLIC
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Number of tour participants from general public
40
VIP
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Number of tour participants classified as very important people, i.e. visiting researchers, dignitaries, other NOAA employees
50
TEXAS_AM
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Number of tour participants brought to the facility by Texas A&M University programs
60
Other
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Number of visitors from other locations
70
DRAIN_TURTLE_BARN
CHARACTER
30
No
No
Active
Cleaning schedule for the Turtle Barn building
80
Cc2018
NUMERIC
3
No
No
Active
Number of 2018 year class captive loggerhead sea turtles in the facility
90
Cc2018_FEED_AM_Large
CHARACTER
15
No
No
Active
Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the large 2018 year class feeding in the morning.
100
Cc2018_FEED_11AM_Large
CHARACTER
15
No
No
Active
Amoun of food fed and type of food fed to the 2018 year class ridleys in the afternoon
110
Cc2018_FEED_PM_Large
CHARACTER
15
No
No
Active
Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2018 year class loggerheads in the morning
120
Cc2018_FEED_AM _Medium
CHARACTER
15
No
No
Active
Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2018 year class loggerheads in the afternoon
140
Cc2018_FEED_11AM _Medium
Character
500
No
No
Active
Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2018 year class loggerheads in the afternoon
160
Cc2018_FEED_PM_Medium
Character
No
No
Active
Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2018 year class loggerheads in the afternoon
170
Cc2018_FEED_ AM_ Small
Character
No
No
Active
Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2018 year class loggerheads in the afternoon
200
Cc2018_FEED_11AM_Small
Character
No
No
Active
Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2018 year class loggerheads during the small food feeding at 11:00 AM
210
Cc2018_FEED_PM_ Small
Character
No
No
Active
Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2018 year class loggerheads in the afternoon
220
COMMENTS
CHARACTER
300
No
No
Active
Notes on anything out of the ordinary
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:53145
Lee Weinberger
2018-07-26T16:45:13
Lee Weinberger
2023-05-08T22:36:08
2021-04-29
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2021-04-29
1 Year
2022-04-29