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Abstract

This contains records pertaining to sick captive sea turtles, their daily behavior, medications, food offered, food consumed, and water quality.

Description

The database contains records pertaining to sick captive sea turtles, their daily behavior, medications, food offered, food consumed, and water quality.

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
Turtle_ID
CHARACTER
Turtle identification number is formed by the abbreviation of the genus and species, followed by year class then consecutive number of turtles receiving treatment within that year class. When a tag is present, the tag code may also be used
Nest
CHARACTER
The nest from which the turtle originated
Location
CHARACTER
Tank identification number in which the turtle is receiving treatment
Original_Location
CHARACTER
Tank and position from which turtle was moved to the first care area
Date_Admitted
CHARACTER
The date when the turtle was moved to the first care area for treatment
Problems
CHARACTER
Medical issues observed which warranted moving the turtle to the first care area
Treatments
CHARACTER
Medical treatment received while in the first care area
Moved_out_of_FCA
CHARACTER
Date at which time turte was cleared to be moved out of the first care area and back to general sea turtle rearing
Moved_To_Location
CHARACTER
The location in general rearing in which the turtle was moved following treatment in the first care area
Comments
CHARACTER
Comments on the activity, disposition,
TVMDL_Report
CHARACTER
Indication as the status of a histopathology, bacteriology or necropsy report from the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory

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Contact Information

Point of Contact
Tim J Baumer
tim.baumer@noaa.gov
409-766-3784

Metadata Contact
Benjamin Higgins
ben.higgins@noaa.gov
409-766-3670