5452 PIR Marine Turtle Nesting and Basking Data Set Published / External 2709 PIR Marine Turtle Database Project In Work 2015 Effective management of marine turtle data is essential to maximize their research value and enable timely population assessments and recovery monitoring. To provide such capabilities at the National Marine Fisheries Service, a comprehensive Turtle Data Processing System (TDPS, formally called Marine Turtle Data Management System) was created. The system was written in DBase III and Clipper and implemented on IBM/PC-compatible computers running under MS-DOS. As of 2017, TDPS was updated into Microsoft Access. The TDPS is modular, supporting data of various types. Cross-referencing and multiple-encounter analysis are enabled through a core database file of individual turtle identifications, based on uniquely-inscribed flipper tags and passive-integrated transponder tags. The Turtle Data Processing System (TDPS) was designed to support marine turtle research at the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) Marine Turtle Biology and Assessment Program (MTBAP). It provides for the systematic storage, retrieval, and summarization of data collected in three source categories, one being data on nesting activity collected by NMFS, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) or other collaborating biologists from turtle nesting beaches. In all categories, most turtles involved are uniquely identified through the application of flipper tags. Thus a key feature of the database is the ability to trace the history of encounters with individual turtles and cross-reference information among data sets. A central turtle ID facilitates this. Division: Protected Species Division Director: Charles Littnan Program: Marine Turtle Biology and Assessment Program Lead: T. Todd Jones Authorities: Endangered Species Act Ownership: PIFSC Temporal Resolution: Date Frequency of Collection: Daily Time of Collection: Summer field season in the NWHI or fall in the south Pacific region Types of Data Collected: Nesting turtles Collection Method: Collection form Recording Media: Paper Validation and QC Procedures: Available QC Standards: Available Storage Media: Paper Forms, Hard Disk Drive (HDD), External HDD / Access database Storage Format: Oracle Backups: Available Update Schedule: Whenever new data are entered Data Distribution Method: Email Theme MTBAP Theme PIFSC Theme PSD Theme Pacific sea turtles Theme nest Temporal Date Spatial American Samoa Spatial Hawaiian Islands Spatial Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Spatial Pacific Ocean Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Honolulu HI USA 1845 Wasp Boulevard Building 176 Data Set Database Continually Table (digital) NA NA NA 56272 Nesting and Basking Database Published / External On Going This Nesting database is used to track nesting and basking observations of Pacific Island Region marine turtles Division: Protected Species Division Director: Charles Littnan Program: Marine Turtle Biology and Assessment Program Program Lead: T. Todd Jones Authorities: Endangered Species Act Ownership: PIFSC Temporal Resolution: Date Frequency of Collection: Daily Time of Collection: Summer field season in the NWHI or fall in the south Pacific region Types of Data Collected: Nesting and basking turtles Collection Method: Collection form Recording Media: Paper Validation and QC Procedures: Available QC Standards: Available Storage Media: Paper Forms, Hard Disk Drive (HDD), External HDD/Access database Storage Format: Access Backups: Available Update Schedule: Whenever new data are entered Data Distribution Method: Email Data Table Yes This Nesting database is used to track nesting and basking observations of Pacific Island Region marine turtles 1 EVENTS_Event_ID Number Yes No Active Unique numeric identifier for this table generated by computer 2 EVENT_TYPE Text Yes No Active The id for a type of turtle or human activity during which data about a turtle are recorded. Different event types are used to describe different types of activities. 3 TURTLEID Text No No Active A unique alphanumeric identifier assigned by MTBAP staff to a specific turtle. The TURTLEID remains the same for a turtle throughout its recorded history. The TURTLEID can range in length from 3 characters to (currently) 10 characters. The TURTLEID was previously (but is not always) the first tag number applied to the turtle. 4 MOTOTOOL Text Yes No Active Etched number, letter, and/or symbol engraved into the carapace 5 TAG_NUM Text No No Active The unique alpha/numeric characters associated with each tag. 6 EVENT_DATE Date Yes No Active Date the event occurred 7 EVENT_TIME Number No No Active The exact time of the event, if known 8 ISLAND Text No No Active The id of the island where turtle was encountered 9 Area Text No No Active The id of a specific (named) site where historical fieldwork has occurred. 10 Site Text No No Active The id of the location within the island where the turtle was encountered (Note: This is NOT a named study site) 11 EVENTS_GPS_WAYPT Number No No Active A number assigned by a Global Positioning System unit for a specific location (coordinates) of the event 12 EVENTS_GPS_unit Number No No Active The last four digits of the property sticker number of the Global Positioning System unit 13 EVENTS_DATALOGGER Number No No Active Serial number of the electronic device that records the temperature of wherever it is placed. 14 EVENTS_LAT_DD Number No No Active Global Positioning System latitude coordinate of the event location 15 EVENTS_LONG_DD Number No No Active Global Positioning System longitude coordinate of the event location 16 SPECIES_CODE Text No No Active Two letter abbreviation of the scientific name of one of seven sea turtle species encountered in the Pacific Island Region 17 SEX Text No No Active The abbreviation for the gender of the turtle (M = male, F = female , U = Unknown). 18 SCL_CM Number No No Active Straight carapace length measured in centimeters (cm) to the nearest 0.1, taken from the midpoint of the precentral/nuchal notch to longest point on shell (post central), not to the notch, using the metal caliper. 19 SCW_CM Number No No Active Straight carapace width measured in centimeters (cm) to the nearest 0.1, taken from the widest part on the shell, usually at the 6th marginals for greens and hawksbills, using the metal caliper. 20 CCL_CM Number No No Active Curved carapace length measured in centimeters (cm, or a conversion of 2.54cm x number of inches if not taken in cm) to the nearest 0.5, taken from the midpoint of the precentral/nuchal scute to the longest point (post centrals) not to the notch, following the curvature of the shell using the measuring tape. 21 CCW_CM Number No No Active Curved carapace width measured in centimeters (cm, or a conversion of 2.54cm x number of inches if not taken in cm) to the nearest 0.5, taken from the widest part on the shell, usually at the 6th marginals for greens and hawksbills, following the curvature of the shell using the measuring tape. 22 PLASTRON_LEN_CM Number No No Active Plastron length measured in centimeters (cm) to the nearest 0.1, taken from the hardest points at the anterior and the posterior of the plastron (hard bottom shell) using the metal caliper. 23 TAIL_LEN_CM Number No No Active Tail length measured in centimeters (cm) to the nearest 0.5, taken from posterior rigid tip of the plastron to the distal tip of the tail with the tail extended as straight as possible using the measuring tape. 24 VENT_LEN_CM Number No No Active Cloaca length measured in centimeters (cm) to the nearest 0.5, taken from the posterior tip of the plastron to the middle of the cloaca opening using the measuring tape. 25 Mass Number No No Active Weight measured in kilograms (kg) to the nearest 0.1 using a digital scale. 26 TUMORS_YNU Text No No Active Whether or not tumors are present. 27 TUMRNK Number No No Active Number assigned for the subjective overall tumor score based on the severity and location of the tumors (range 0-4, with 0 being no tumors and 4 indicating very severe tumor coverage) 28 EMACIATION_CODE Number No No Active Number assigned for the degree to which the turtle's underside (plastron) is concave (range 0-3, with 0 being no emaciation and 3 being extreme emaciation) 29 DESCRIP Text No No Active Additional information that can't be entered into an existing field 30 PHOTOS_Taken Yes/No No No Active Whether or not photos were taken of this turtle. 31 SAMPLES_Taken Yes/No No No Active Whether or not samples were taken from this turtle. 32 RELEASE_DATE Date No No Active The data when the turtle was released once captured 33 RELEASE_LOC Text No No Active The id of the location/study site where turtle was released after the event 34 NECROPSY Yes/No No No Active Whether or not a necropsy was performed on this turtle 35 HOOK Yes/No No No Active Whether or not a fish hook is embedded in the turtle. Unknown means that it is not verified whether or not a fishing hook is present. 36 LINE Yes/No No No Active Whether or not fishing line is entangling the turtle. Unknown means that it is not verified whether or not fishing line is present. 37 Fishing_Line_Severity Number No No Active Number assigned to describe the seriousness of the affect the fishing line has to the turtle (e.g., number of appendages entangled but no amputations = 2, ingestion/amputation = 3) 38 NET Yes/No No No Active Whether or not a net is entrapping the turtle. Unknown means that it is not verified whether or not a net or trap (such as a crab or lobster) is present. 39 BOAT_IMPACT Yes/No No No Active Whether or not the turtle has been hit by a boat or propeller. Unknown means that it is not verified whether or not an impact by a boat or propeller occurred. 40 SHARK_ATTACK Yes/No No No Active Whether or not the turtle has been bitten or attacked by a shark. Unknown means it is not verified that the turtle was attacked by a shark. 41 HUMAN_TAKE Yes/No No No Active Whether or not a person or persons intentionally took the turtle for their benefit. (Unknown means that it is not known whether or not the information was collected or that the turtle was not examined to determine whether or not human take was involved.) 42 Capture_Platform Text No No Active The process as to where the biologists are capturing/observing the turtle 43 Capture_Method Text No No Active The process as to how the biologists are capturing/observing the turtle Data Steward 2006-11-28 2014 Person Balazs, George H itsahonuworldinhawaii@hotmail.com 992 Awaawaanoa Place Honolulu HI 96825 United States https://georgehbalazs.com/ George Balazs HomePage Online Resource Data Steward 2006-11-28 Person Murakawa, Shawn KK shawn.murakawa@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5731 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. M - F Distributor 2015 Organization Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIFSC pifsc.info@noaa.gov https://ror.org/02apffz65 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5360 https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage Online Resource 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Metadata Contact 2015 Person Murakawa, Shawn KK shawn.murakawa@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5731 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. M - F Via email Shawn.Murakawa@noaa.gov Point of Contact 2006-11-28 Person Murakawa, Shawn KK shawn.murakawa@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5731 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. M - F Via email -177.395907 -154.789191 28.217525 -14.560291 Shorelines of the Hawaiian Archipelago and American Samoa Continuing 1965-08-06 Unclassified NA https://oceanwatch.pifsc.noaa.gov/xfer/PIFSC_PIRO_bulk_data_download_InPort_5452.tgz 2015 Organization Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center https://ror.org/02apffz65 PIFSC_PIRO_bulk_data_download_InPort_5452.tgz All turtles are uniquely identified through the application of flipper tags. Thus a key feature of the database is the ability to trace the history of encounters with individual turtles and cross-reference information among data sets. A central turtle ID facilitates this. If no tag is applied then a non-random assigned identifier will be given. Zip Zip Data are collected at nesting site locations during the summer field seasons in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands or fall in the South Pacific region. Information is collected by multiple observers with varying lengths of training over an extended period of time. Data should be reviewed prior to analysis Information is collected by multiple observers with varying lengths of training over an extended period of time. Data should be reviewed prior to analysis Data is hand-written on a form and verified by the note-taker. Data is then entered into TDPS by one staff member and then verified by another staff member to ensure that all data has been entered correctly. No Unknown No No Unknown Unknown To Be Determined Unknown PIFSC ITS performs scheduled back-ups Data was collected in the field on PIFSC data collection forms then data entry was conducted at PIFSC into an Access database. MT_EVENT_NESTING Person Shawn K. K. Murakawa Publisher 2019-06-01 Continuing 1990-01-01 1 Data are collected from nesting turtles from the Pacific Islands Region Person Murakawa, Shawn KK shawn.murakawa@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5731 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. M - F MT_EVENT_NESTING 56272 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:5452 Brent Miyamoto 2007-10-16T08:24:29 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-06-15T22:15:18 2017-09-06 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIFSC 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5300 https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 1001 Public No No 2017-09-06 1 Year 2018-09-06