CAP2013.csv
Entity (ENT) | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:53271 | Updated: October 3, 2024 | Published / External
Item Identification
Title: | CAP2013.csv |
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Status: | Completed |
Abstract: |
The NOAA Galveston Laboratory has been raising sea turtles in captivity since 1977. Most notable is the Kemp's ridley headstart program [1978-1992] which captive reared up to 2,000 Kemp's ridley hatchlings per year until they were large enough to receive up to 4 tags, then they were released into the wild in the Gulf of Mexico. From 1978-1989, Kemp's ridley eggs were taken from the nesting beach at Rancho Nuevo, Tamaulipas, Mexico and artificially incubated at Padre Island National Seashore [PINS] near Corpus Christi, TX. When the hatchlings emerged, they were allowed to imprint on the beach at PINS and briefly swim in the Gulf of Mexico before they were netted and transported to the NOAA Galveston Laboratory for headstarting. Kemp's ridleys were tagged starting with the living tag at 7-9 months of age, then flipper tagged, coded wire tag, and passive integrated transponder tag [PIT starting in the late 1980s] just prior to release. Kemp's yearlings from 1978-1992 were primarily released offshore of Padre Island in the Gulf of Mexico. Starting in 1990, Kemp's ridleys hatchlings [2,000 per year] that were imprinted at Rancho Nuevo, Mexico, were brought directly to NOAA Galveston for headstarting. These yearling Kemp's ridleys were released offshore of Galveston, Texas. From 1993-2000, 180-200 Kemp's ridly hatchlings were gifted to NOAA Galveston from the government of Mexico and these hatchlings were captive reared in the same manner as headstarted turtles, but were released offshore of Galveston, Texas. Post-headstart Kemp's ridleys were used for testing and evaluating Turtle Excluder Devices [TEDs] and for physiology and tag development experiments. In 2013, 100 Kemp's ridley hatchlings were collected from 3 nests on South Padre Island, Texas, and they were captive reared for a year and used for testing TEDs for skimmer trawls. The 2013 year class Kemp's ridleys were released offshore of South Padre Island in 2014. In preparation for Kemp's ridleys starting in 1978, the NOAA Galveston Laboratory received 2,000 loggerhead hatchlings in 1977 to test sea turtle rearing facilities which were modified shrimp rearing tanks. During the Kemp's ridley headstart program, Florida loggerheads were raised alongside the Kemp's ridleys. The captive rearing of loggerheads was not part of the headstart program. Loggerheads were used as both yearling and 2 year olds for developing and certifying TEDs. 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. |
Purpose: |
Monitor growth of captive sea turtles in 2013 |
Supplemental Information: |
Bloated-Designation for a turtle that is experiencing unusually high bouyancy Boca Dry-Abbreviation for turtles that came from Boca Raton, Florida and which were excavated from sand as hatchlings Boca Wet-Abbreviation for turtles that came from Boca Raton, Florida and which were collected from the Gumbo Limbo Laboratory and were already swimming in seawater 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 |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | Caretta caretta |
None | diet |
None | feeding |
None | Kemp's ridley |
None | Lepidochelys kempii |
None | loggerhead |
None | sea turtle |
None | water quality |
Temporal Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | 2013 |
Entity Information
Entity Type: | Spreadsheet |
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Description: |
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 in 2013 |
Data Attributes
Attribute Summary
Name | Type | Description | ||
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100
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DATE | CHARACTER | Date of recorded measurement. Day/Month/Year | |
100
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SCHOOLS | NUMERIC | Number of tour participants from schools | |
100
|
PUBLIC | NUMERIC | Number of tour participants from general public | |
100
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VIP | NUMERIC | Number of tour participants classified as very important people, i.e. visiting researchers, dignitaries, other NOAA employees | |
100
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TEXASAM | NUMERIC | Number of tour participants brought to the facility by Texas A&M University programs | |
100
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Other | NUMERIC | Number of visitors from other locations | |
100
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DRAINBARN | CHARACTER | Cleaning schedule for the Turtle Barn building | |
100
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DRAINWL | CHARACTER | Cleaning schedule for the Wetlab building | |
100
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Cc2009 | Numeric | Number of 2009 year class captive loggerhead sea turtles in the facility | |
100
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CC2010 | NUMERIC | Number of 2010 year class captive loggerhead sea turtles in the facility | |
100
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CC2011 | NUMERIC | Number of 2011 year class captive loggerhead sea turtles in the facility | |
100
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Cc2012 | NUMERIC | Number of 2012 year class captive loggerhead sea turtles in the facility | |
100
|
Cc2013 | NUMERIC | Number of 2013 year class captive loggerhead sea turtles in the facility | |
100
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lk2013 | Numeric | Number of 2013 year class captive Kemp's ridley sea turtles in the facility | |
100
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Cc09FEDAM | Character | Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2009 year class loggerheads in the morning | |
100
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Cc09FEDPM | Character | Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2009 year class loggerheads in the afternoon | |
100
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CC10FEDAM | CHARACTER | Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2010 year class loggerheads in the morning | |
100
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CC10FEDPM | CHARACTER | Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2010 year class loggerheads in the afternoon | |
100
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CC11FEDAM | CHARACTER | Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2011 year class loggerheads in the morning | |
100
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CC11FEDPM | CHARACTER | Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2004 year class loggerheads in the afternoon | |
100
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CC12FEDAM | CHARACTER | Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2012 year class loggerheads in the morning | |
100
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CC12FEDPM | CHARACTER | Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2012 year class loggerheads in the afternoon | |
100
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Cc13FEDAM | CHARACTER | Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2013 year class loggerheads in the morning | |
100
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Cc13FEDPM | CHARACTER | Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2013 year class loggerheads in the afternoon | |
100
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Lk13FEDAM | Character | Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2013 year class Kemp's ridley in the morning | |
100
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Lk13FEDPM | Character | Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2013 year class Kemp's ridley in the afternoon | |
100
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COMMENTS | CHARACTER | Notes on anything out of the ordinary |
Attribute Details
DATE
Seq. Order: | 1 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 10 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Date of recorded measurement. Day/Month/Year |
SCHOOLS
Seq. Order: | 2 |
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Data Storage Type: | NUMERIC |
Max Length: | 4 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Number of tour participants from schools |
PUBLIC
Seq. Order: | 3 |
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Data Storage Type: | NUMERIC |
Max Length: | 4 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Number of tour participants from general public |
VIP
Seq. Order: | 4 |
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Data Storage Type: | NUMERIC |
Max Length: | 4 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Number of tour participants classified as very important people, i.e. visiting researchers, dignitaries, other NOAA employees |
TEXASAM
Seq. Order: | 5 |
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Data Storage Type: | NUMERIC |
Max Length: | 4 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Number of tour participants brought to the facility by Texas A&M University programs |
Other
Seq. Order: | 6 |
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Data Storage Type: | NUMERIC |
Max Length: | 4 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Number of visitors from other locations |
DRAINBARN
Seq. Order: | 7 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 30 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Cleaning schedule for the Turtle Barn building |
DRAINWL
Seq. Order: | 8 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 30 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Cleaning schedule for the Wetlab building |
Cc2009
Seq. Order: | 19 |
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Data Storage Type: | Numeric |
Max Length: | 4 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Number of 2009 year class captive loggerhead sea turtles in the facility |
CC2010
Seq. Order: | 20 |
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Data Storage Type: | NUMERIC |
Max Length: | 3 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Number of 2010 year class captive loggerhead sea turtles in the facility |
CC2011
Seq. Order: | 21 |
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Data Storage Type: | NUMERIC |
Max Length: | 3 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Number of 2011 year class captive loggerhead sea turtles in the facility |
Cc2012
Seq. Order: | 22 |
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Data Storage Type: | NUMERIC |
Max Length: | 3 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Number of 2012 year class captive loggerhead sea turtles in the facility |
Cc2013
Seq. Order: | 23 |
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Data Storage Type: | NUMERIC |
Max Length: | 3 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Number of 2013 year class captive loggerhead sea turtles in the facility |
lk2013
Seq. Order: | 24 |
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Data Storage Type: | Numeric |
Max Length: | 3 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Number of 2013 year class captive Kemp's ridley sea turtles in the facility |
Cc09FEDAM
Seq. Order: | 45 |
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Data Storage Type: | Character |
Max Length: | 15 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2009 year class loggerheads in the morning |
Cc09FEDPM
Seq. Order: | 46 |
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Data Storage Type: | Character |
Max Length: | 15 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2009 year class loggerheads in the afternoon |
CC10FEDAM
Seq. Order: | 47 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 40 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2010 year class loggerheads in the morning |
CC10FEDPM
Seq. Order: | 48 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 40 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2010 year class loggerheads in the afternoon |
CC11FEDAM
Seq. Order: | 49 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 40 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2011 year class loggerheads in the morning |
CC11FEDPM
Seq. Order: | 52 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 40 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2004 year class loggerheads in the afternoon |
CC12FEDAM
Seq. Order: | 53 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 45 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2012 year class loggerheads in the morning |
CC12FEDPM
Seq. Order: | 54 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 45 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2012 year class loggerheads in the afternoon |
Cc13FEDAM
Seq. Order: | 55 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 45 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2013 year class loggerheads in the morning |
Cc13FEDPM
Seq. Order: | 56 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 45 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2013 year class loggerheads in the afternoon |
Lk13FEDAM
Seq. Order: | 58 |
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Data Storage Type: | Character |
Max Length: | 15 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2013 year class Kemp's ridley in the morning |
Lk13FEDPM
Seq. Order: | 60 |
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Data Storage Type: | Character |
Max Length: | 45 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Amount of food fed and type of food fed to the 2013 year class Kemp's ridley in the afternoon |
COMMENTS
Seq. Order: | 100 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 300 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Notes on anything out of the ordinary |
Support Roles
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2016 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) |
Email Address: | ncei.info@noaa.gov |
URL: | NCEI Contact Information |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Start Date: | 2016 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156869/2.2/data/0-data/26906/CSV/CAP2013.csv |
Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present) |
File Name: | CAP2013.csv |
File Date/Time: | 2016-10-17 15:18:00 |
File Type (Deprecated): | csv (comma-separated values) |
Distribution Format: | CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) |
File Size: | 135K |
Compression: | Uncompressed |
Review Status: | Chked Viruses Inapp Content |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 53271 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:53271 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Lee M Weinberger |
Metadata Record Created: | 2018-08-06 22:33+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2024-10-03 18:16+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 |