Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2014
Entity (ENT) | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:50801 | Updated: October 17, 2023 | Published / External
Item Identification
Title: | Loggerhead Turtle Class of 2014 |
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Status: | Completed |
Abstract: |
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 reared sea turtles for class of 2014 |
Notes: |
There are some blank empty rows in the archive that can simply be deleted. There are a few rows that give average length and weight measurements by a measuring period. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | body depth |
None | caretta caretta |
None | length |
None | loggerhead |
None | morphometric data |
None | sea turtle |
None | weight |
Temporal Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | 2014 |
Entity Information
Entity Type: | Spreadsheet |
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Active Version?: | Yes |
Description: |
The database contains monthly measurements taken on captive reared sea turtles. Measurements include: straight carapace length nuchal notch to carapace tip, straight carapace width maximum width, body depth maximum, weight. |
Data Attributes
Attribute Summary
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Name | Type | Description |
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100
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SPECIES | CHARACTER | Genus and species of sea turtle. The Genus may be abbreviated to one letter in certain cases | |
100
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YEARCLASS | NUMERIC | Year in which sea turtle hatched. | |
100
|
MEASUREMENT_DATE | Date | Date on which the measurement was recorded | |
100
|
Nest | Character | Nest | |
100
|
Raceway | Character | The location in which the sea turtle was housed | |
100
|
Crate | Character | Crate | |
100
|
ROW | CHARACTER | ROW | |
100
|
Column | Numeric | Column | |
100
|
Position | Character | Position | |
100
|
FLIPPER_TAG_CODE_1 | CHARACTER | Monel alloy flipper tag with a 6 character code of letters and numbers | |
100
|
FLIPPER_TAG_LOCATION_1 | CHARACTER | Location on the sea turtle to which the flipper tag is attached | |
100
|
WEIGHT_G | NUMERIC | Weight if Turttle in grams | |
100
|
LENGTH_CM | NUMERIC | Straight carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with calipers from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the most posterior tip of the carapace | |
100
|
WIDTH_CM | NUMERIC | Maximum width in centimeters. Measurment is taken with calipers at the largest width of the carapace | |
100
|
DEPTH_CM | NUMERIC | Maximum body depth taken with calipers and measured in centimeters. | |
100
|
PIT_TAG_CODE_1 | CHARACTER | Passive Integrated Transponder Code of the first transponder. | |
100
|
PIT_TAG_LOCATION_1 | CHARACTER | The location of the first PIT tag within the sea turtle | |
100
|
RELEASE_DATE | Date | Date on which the sea turtle was released into the wild. | |
100
|
RELEASE_ LOCATION | CHARACTER | Location where the sea turtle was released back into the wild. | |
100
|
SEX | Character | Sex of the Turtle (Female or Male) not present in all record | |
100
|
Comments | CHARACTER | Comments on release. |
Attribute Details
SPECIES
Seq. Order: | 10 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 22 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Genus and species of sea turtle. The Genus may be abbreviated to one letter in certain cases |
Display Example: | C.caretta |
Allowed Values: | It is always C.caretta |
Validation Rules: |
Must be C.caretta |
YEARCLASS
Seq. Order: | 20 |
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Data Storage Type: | NUMERIC |
Max Length: | 4 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Year in which sea turtle hatched. |
MEASUREMENT_DATE
Seq. Order: | 30 |
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Data Storage Type: | Date |
Max Length: | 10 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Date on which the measurement was recorded |
Format Mask: | MM/DD/YYYY |
Nest
Seq. Order: | 45 |
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Data Storage Type: | Character |
Max Length: | 10 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Nest |
Raceway
Seq. Order: | 47 |
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Data Storage Type: | Character |
Max Length: | 6 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
The location in which the sea turtle was housed |
Crate
Seq. Order: | 51 |
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Data Storage Type: | Character |
Max Length: | 10 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Crate |
ROW
Seq. Order: | 58 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 20 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
ROW |
Column
Seq. Order: | 59 |
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Data Storage Type: | Numeric |
Max Length: | 2 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Column |
Position
Seq. Order: | 60 |
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Data Storage Type: | Character |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Position |
FLIPPER_TAG_CODE_1
Seq. Order: | 65 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 6 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Monel alloy flipper tag with a 6 character code of letters and numbers |
Display Example: | SSS801 |
FLIPPER_TAG_LOCATION_1
Seq. Order: | 70 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 20 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Location on the sea turtle to which the flipper tag is attached |
WEIGHT_G
Seq. Order: | 100 |
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Data Storage Type: | NUMERIC |
Max Length: | 8 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Scale: | 1 |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Weight if Turttle in grams |
Unit of Measure: | grams |
Format Mask: | ##.# |
LENGTH_CM
Seq. Order: | 110 |
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Data Storage Type: | NUMERIC |
Max Length: | 5 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Scale: | 2 |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Straight carapace length in centimeters. Measurement is taken with calipers from the nuchal notch of the carapace to the most posterior tip of the carapace |
Unit of Measure: | cm |
Display Example: | 48.3 |
Format Mask: | #.## |
WIDTH_CM
Seq. Order: | 120 |
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Data Storage Type: | NUMERIC |
Max Length: | 5 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Scale: | 2 |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Maximum width in centimeters. Measurment is taken with calipers at the largest width of the carapace |
Unit of Measure: | cm |
Format Mask: | #.## |
DEPTH_CM
Seq. Order: | 130 |
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Data Storage Type: | NUMERIC |
Max Length: | 5 |
Required: | Yes |
Primary Key: | No |
Scale: | 2 |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Maximum body depth taken with calipers and measured in centimeters. |
Unit of Measure: | cm |
Format Mask: | #.## |
PIT_TAG_CODE_1
Seq. Order: | 140 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 15 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Passive Integrated Transponder Code of the first transponder. |
PIT_TAG_LOCATION_1
Seq. Order: | 150 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 20 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
The location of the first PIT tag within the sea turtle |
RELEASE_DATE
Seq. Order: | 210 |
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Data Storage Type: | Date |
Max Length: | 10 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Date on which the sea turtle was released into the wild. |
Format Mask: | MM/DD/YYYY |
RELEASE_ LOCATION
Seq. Order: | 220 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 100 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Location where the sea turtle was released back into the wild. |
SEX
Seq. Order: | 230 |
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Data Storage Type: | Character |
Max Length: | 7 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Sex of the Turtle (Female or Male) not present in all record |
Allowed Values: | Female Male |
Comments
Seq. Order: | 300 |
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Data Storage Type: | CHARACTER |
Max Length: | 300 |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Comments on release. |
Support Roles
Data Steward
Date Effective From: | 1995 |
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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. |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2017 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) |
Address: |
NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 |
Phone: | (301) 713-3277 |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 1995 |
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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: | 2015 |
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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. |
Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Security Handling Description: |
None |
Data Access Policy: |
None |
Data Access Procedure: |
Download From provided url |
Data Access Constraints: |
None |
Data Use Constraints: |
Not for use in litigation. Please cite appropriately. |
Metadata Access Constraints: |
None |
Metadata Use Constraints: |
Please cite appropriately. |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Start Date: | 2017 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157625/2.2/data/0-data/Galveston_Turtle_Program/26875/CSV/2014/Renamed_Data_Sheet.csv |
Distributor: | National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present) |
File Name: | Renamed_Data_Sheet.csv |
Description: |
File for Captive Raised Loggerhead Turtles, Class of 2014 |
File Type (Deprecated): | csv (comma-separated values) |
Distribution Format: | CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) |
Compression: | Uncompressed |
Review Status: | Not Chked |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 50801 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:50801 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Lee M Weinberger |
Metadata Record Created: | 2017-12-17 07:26+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-10-17 16:12+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 |