gov.noaa.nodc:0159273 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-07-14T21:28:00Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Green sea turtle age, growth, and population characteristics in St. Joseph Bay, Florida from 1998 to 2010 (NCEI Accession 0159273) 2017-01-23 publication 2017-01-20 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0159273 NCEI Archive Management System 0159273 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher David Huddleston NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Pascagoula Laboratory david.huddleston@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Pascagoula Laboratory website Institution web page information resourceProvider NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Larisa Avens NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Beaufort Laboratory larisa.avens@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Beaufort Laboratory website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Avens, Larisa NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Beaufort, NC Laboratory https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Beaufort Laboratory website Institution web page information author Larisa Avens NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Beaufort Laboratory larisa.avens@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Beaufort Laboratory website Institution web page information pointOfContact tableDigital This data set contains morphology, sex ratio, body condition, disease status, age structure, and growth patterns of 448 green sea turtles cold stunned in St. Joseph Bay, Florida during 2010. To describe population characteristics, age structure, and growth dynamics for a population of neritic green turtles in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico Funding Agency: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Beaufort, NC Laboratory completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0159273 Preview graphic PNG 0159273 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2017-01-18 publication ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - AGE biological data REPTILES theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS calipers scale instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS laboratory analyses theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Coastal Waters of Florida Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Chelonia mydas age structure anterior carapace depth body condition curved carapace length notch to notch curved carapace length notch to tip curved carapace width disease status dorsal tail length front flipper chord length front flipper claw length green turtle growth patterns head length head width length of tail from vent to tail morphology plastron length protected species rear flipper claw length sex straightline carapace length notch to notch straightline carapace length notch to tip straightline carapace width tail length testes length testes width weight weight of heart weight of kidney weight of liver weight of spleen theme Provider Keywords measuring tape instrument Provider Instruments OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Florida St. Joseph Bay place Provider Place Names 7RDWKB Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Avens, Larisa (2017). Green sea turtle age, growth, and population characteristics in St. Joseph Bay, Florida from 1998 to 2010 (NCEI Accession 0159273). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0159273. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. 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Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2017: Green sea turtle age, growth, population characteristics (NCEI Accession 0159273), https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26460. 2017 publication gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26460 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26460 HTTPS https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26460 InPort Metadata Record information NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website Institution web page information publisher tableDigital crossReference Avens, L., Taylor, J., Goshe, L., Jones, T., & Hastings, M. (2009). Use of skeletochronological analysis to estimate the age of leatherback sea turtles Dermochelys coriacea in the western North Atlantic. Endangered Species Research, 8, 165–177. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00202 2009-07-13 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00202 https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00202 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00202 Journal Article information Avens, L author Taylor, JC author Goshe, LR author Jones, TT author Hastings, M author Inter-Research Science Center publisher documentDigital Endang. Species. Res. 8 ISSN 1863-5407, ISSN 1613-4796, pp. 165-177 crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA utf8 environment oceans biota -85.4 -85.4 29.7 29.9 1998-01-01 2010-02-24 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. Originator data format 0.712 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0159273 HTTPS Web browser NCEI Dataset Landing Page Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/oas/159273 HTTPS Web browser Descriptive Information Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/download/159273 HTTPS Web browser HTTPS Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download. download ftp://ftp-oceans.ncei.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0103/0159273/ FTP Any FTP client FTP These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0159273 v1.1 was published. 2017-01-23T16:38:40Z NCEI Accession 0159273 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0159273/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0159273 v1.1 published 2017-01-23T16:38:40Z download dataset Data Type: green turtle (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: protected species (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: 2010 (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: age structure (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: body condition (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: disease status (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: growth patterns (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: Morphology (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: sex (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: Tail Length (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: calipers Data Type: Straightline carapace length notch to notch (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: calipers Data Type: Straightline carapace length notch to tip (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: calipers Data Type: Straightline carapace width (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: calipers Data Type: Anterior carapace depth (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: calipers Data Type: Plastron length (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: calipers Data Type: Head length (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: calipers Data Type: Head Width (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: calipers Data Type: Front flipper chord length (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: calipers Data Type: Front flipper claw length (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: calipers Data Type: Dorsal tail length (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: calipers Data Type: Rear flipper claw length (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: calipers Data Type: Length of tail from vent to tail (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: calipers Data Type: Curved carapace length notch to tip (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: measuring tape Data Type: Curved carapace length notch to notch (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: measuring tape Data Type: Curved carapace width (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: measuring tape Data Type: Weight (measured); Units: kg; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: scale Data Type: Weight of heart (measured); Units: g; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: scale Data Type: Weight of liver (measured); Units: g; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: scale Data Type: Weight of spleen (measured); Units: g; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: scale Data Type: Weight of kidney (measured); Units: g; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: scale Data Type: Testes Length (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: calipers Data Type: Testes Width (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: calipers asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian calipers calipers An instrument for measuring distance. scale scale An instrument for measuring mass or weight.