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    • Sea Turtle Stranding Network Reports

    Metadata Updated: May 1, 2024

    The Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN) was formally established in 1980 to collect information on and document the stranding of marine turtles along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts. The network encompasses the coastal areas of the eighteen state region from Maine through Texas, and includes portions of the U.S. Caribbean.

    Data are compiled through the efforts of network participants who document marine turtle strandings in their respective areas and contribute those data to the centralized STSSN database.

    The publicly available reports from this system provide summary or detailed information about the stranding information for a selected year and other chosen selection criteria.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date April 18, 2024
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date May 1, 2024
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Frequency Of Update continual

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS SEFSC

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date April 18, 2024
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date May 1, 2024
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:8647
    Access Constraints Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Sea Turtle Stranding Network Reports [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/8647., Access Constraints: Agree to use constraint, Use Constraints: Publication or use must credit Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network. It is reccomended that those who wish data from this contact an appropraite network coordinator for consultation/collaboration Preliminary data is subject to revision and is not reccomended for publication or analysis
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update continual
    Harvest Object Id cba1a751-bc8a-4c5c-bdc2-f98630f4dfeb
    Harvest Source Id ca759a40-507d-4d0c-8f8c-64b3c5e05066
    Harvest Source Title NMFS SEFSC
    Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
    Lineage Data is supplied from state Sea Turtle Stranding Coordinators. It is then entered into .xls files
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1998-01-01

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