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Sea turtle population study in the coastal waters of North Carolina from 1988-06-07 to 2015-09-22 (NCEI Accession 0162846)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 02:58 AM | Dataset Last Updated: May 26, 2017 at 12:00 AM
This data set contains sea turtle length and weight measurements, sex ratios, species composition, capture and release locations, tagging information, and information on biological samples collected for loggerhead, green, and Kemp's Ridley sea turtle populations in the coastal waters of North Carolina.

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0162846 ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - MASS ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS biological data girth growth rate REPTILES SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - LIFE HISTORY

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issued 2017-05-24T00:00:00.000+00:00
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title Sea turtle population study in the coastal waters of North Carolina from 1988-06-07 to 2015-09-22 (NCEI Accession 0162846)

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