7130 In Water Database Entity Published / External 5449 PIR Marine Turtle In Water Captures & Observations Data Set On Going This In Water database is used to track in water captures and observations of Pacific Islands Region marine turtles. 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 collected by NMFS during survey of nearshore turtle habitat. 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 file 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: Periodic and opportunistic Time of Collection: Throughout the year Types of Data Collected: In water captured and observed 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 Theme Date Theme MTBAP Theme PIFSC Theme PSD Theme in water capture Theme observation Theme ocean capture Theme pacific sea turtle Spatial American Samoa Spatial CNMI Spatial Guam Spatial Hawaiian Islands Spatial Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Spatial Pacific Ocean Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Honolulu HI USA 1845 Wasp Boulevard Building 176 Data Table Yes This In Water database is used to track in water captures and observations of Pacific Islands Region marine turtles. 1 EVENTS_EVENT_ID Number No No Active Unique numeric identifier for this table generated by the computer 2 Event_Type Text No 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 was previously (but is not always) the first tag number applied to the turtle. 4 MOTOTOOL Text No 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 No 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 the 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 GPS_WAYPT Number No No Active A number assigned by a Global Positioning System unit for a specific location (coordinates) of the event 12 GPS_unit Number No No Active The last four digits of the property sticker number of the Global Positioning System unit 13 DATALOGGER Number No No Active Serial number of the electronic device that records the temperature of wherever it is placed 14 LAT_DD Number No No Active Global Positioning System latitude coordinate of the event location 15 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 Vent/cloaca length measured in centimeters (cm) to the nearest 0.5, taken from the posterior tip of the plastron to the middle of the vent/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 PHOTOS_Taken Yes/No No No Active Whether or not photos were taken of this turtle 30 SAMPLES_TAKEN Yes/No No No Active Whether or not samples were taken from this turtle 31 RELEASE_DATE Date No No Active The date when the turtle was released once captured 32 RELEASE_LOC Text No No Active The id of the location/study site where turtle was released after the event 33 NECROPSY Yes/No No No Active Whether or a not a necropsy was performed on this turtle 34 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 fishing hook is present. 35 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. 36 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) 37 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. 38 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. 39 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. 40 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. 41 EVENTS_Capture_Method Text No No Active The process as to how the biologists are capturing/observing the turtle 42 EVENTS_Capture_Platform Text No No Active The process as to where the biologists are capturing/observing the turtles Data Steward 2006 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 Email shawn.murakawa@noaa.gov Distributor 2006 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 2006 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 Email shawn.murakawa@noaa.gov Point of Contact 2006 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 Email shawn.murakawa@noaa.gov 144.617408 -154.789191 28.217525 -14.560291 Nearshore waters and shorelines of the Hawaiian Archipelago in the north, American Samoa in the south, and the Mariana Archipelago in the west. 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