gov.noaa.nodc:0162846 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 2026-07-14T21:33:50Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Sea turtle population study in the coastal waters of North Carolina from 1988-06-07 to 2015-09-22 (NCEI Accession 0162846) 2017-05-26 publication 2017-05-24 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0162846 NCEI Archive Management System 0162846 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 Joanne McNeill NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Beaufort Laboratory joanne.b.mcneill@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 McNeill, B. Joanne 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 Joanne McNeill NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Beaufort Laboratory joanne.b.mcneill@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 NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Beaufort Laboratory https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Beaufort Laboratory website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital 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. To characterize loggerhead, green, and Kemp's ridley sea turtle populations that inhabit inshore and nearshore waters of North Carolina. 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:0162846 Preview graphic PNG 0162846 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2017-05-12 publication ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - MASS ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS biological data girth growth rate REPTILES SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - LIFE HISTORY SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - SEX theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS calipers scale trawl instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS biological laboratory analyses theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Beaufort Laboratory dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS North Atlantic Ocean Pamlico Sound 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 CCL-notch CCL-tip Caretta caretta Chelonia mydas Circumference Curved Carapace Length (CCL) Curved Carapace Width (CCW) Depth Mid Dermochelys coriacea Genetics Green sea turtle Kemps Ridley Leatherback Lepidochelys kempii Loggerhead SCL-notch SCL-tip Sea Turtles Sex Size Species Straight Carapace Length (SCL) Straight Carapace Width (SCW) Tagging Turtles Weight theme Provider Keywords TRAWL instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument 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. 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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 Coastal Shores of North Carolina North Carolina place Provider Place Names RU2AF6 Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: McNeill, B. Joanne (2017). Sea turtle population study in the coastal waters of North Carolina from 1988-06-07 to 2015-09-22 (NCEI Accession 0162846). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0162846. 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: Sea turtle population study in the coastal waters of North Carolina from 1988-06-07 to 2015-09-22 (NCEI Accession 0162846), https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26466. 2017-05-26 publication gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26466 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26466 HTTPS https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26466 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 eng; USA utf8 environment oceans biota -79.0755 -75.4717 33.49 38.41 1988-06-07 2015-09-22 Sea turtles were double-tagged with Inconel Style 681 tags (National Band and Tag Company, Newport, Kentucky, USA) applied to the trailing edge of each rear flipper. Beginning in 1995, all turtles were additionally tagged with 125 kHz unencrypted Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags (Destron-Fearing Corp., South St. Paul, Minnesota, USA), injected subcutaneously above the second-most proximal scale of the trailing margin of the left front flipper to ensure identification of the turtle in the event that both Inconel tags were lost. SCL and CCL (notch-to-tip and notch-to-notch) along with SCW and CCW were measured and recorded to the nearest 0.1 cm. Blood samples were collected from the dorsal cervical sinus of the turtle, and skin samples were collected from the trailing edge of the rear flippers. Scute scrapings were collected from the edge of the carapace. 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. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0162846 v1.1 was published. 2017-05-26T18:01:19Z NCEI Accession 0162846 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0162846/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0162846 v1.1 published 2017-05-26T18:01:19Z download dataset Data Type: Sea Turtles (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: Tagging (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: Turtles (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: Genitics (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: growth rate (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: Sex (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: size (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: Species (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: Green sea turtle (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: Chelonia mydas (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: Loggerhead (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: Caretta caretta (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: Kemps Ridley (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: Lepidochelys kempii (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: Leatherback (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: Dermochelys coriacea (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: SCL notch (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: calipers; Sampling and Analyzing Method: straight carapace length measured from notch to tip Data Type: SCL tip (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: calipers; Sampling and Analyzing Method: straight carapace length measured from tip to tip Data Type: SCW (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: calipers; Sampling and Analyzing Method: straight carapace width Data Type: CCl notch (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: measuring tape Data Type: CCL tip (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: measuring tape; Sampling and Analyzing Method: curved carapace length measured from tip to tip Data Type: CCW (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: measuring tape; Sampling and Analyzing Method: curved carapace width Data Type: Circumference (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: measuring tape; Sampling and Analyzing Method: body depth of turtle Data Type: Girth (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: calipers; Sampling and Analyzing Method: body depth of turtle measured with calipers, at highest point of carapace Data Type: Depth Mid (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: calipers; Sampling and Analyzing Method: body depth of turtle measured with calipers, at mid-point of carapace Data Type: Weight (measured); Units: kilogram; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: scale 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. trawl trawl A fishing net that is dragged behind a boat. A wide range of demersal (bottom) or pelagic (mid-water) species of fish are taken by this fishing method which entails one or a pair of vessels towing a large bag-shaped net either along the seafloor or in mid-water.