gov.noaa.nodc:NMFS-NEFSC-SeaTurtleEcology eng utf8 series 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 2026-06-01T18:13:17Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Sea turtle ecology data in the North Atlantic Ocean 2025-06-27 publication 2026-04-02 revision 2025-05-30 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/nsv9-rt11 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:NMFS-NEFSC-SeaTurtleEcology 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 Rick Rogers NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/NEFSC) rick.a.rogers@noaa.gov resourceProvider NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/NEFSC) resourceProvider Heather Haas NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/NEFSC) heather.haas@noaa.gov principalInvestigator NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/NEFSC) Turtle Ecology turtle.ecology@noaa.gov pointOfContact Samir Patel Coonamessett Farm Foundation spatel@cfarm.org principalInvestigator Chris Sasso - NOAA Federal NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) c.sasso@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Rick Rogers Azura Consulting LLC, under contract to NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center rick.a.rogers@noaa.gov principalInvestigator Rogers, Rick Azura Consulting LLC, under contract to NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center rick.a.rogers@noaa.gov author Haas, Heather NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/NEFSC) author Patel, Samir Coonamessett Farm Foundation author Sasso, Christopher NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/NEFSC) author 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 contributor South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) http://www.dnr.sc.gov HTTP South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) website Institution web page information contributor NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/NEFSC) contributor Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) https://www.canada.ca/en/fisheries-oceans.html HTTPS Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital This collection contains datasets from a collaborative team of federal and non-governmental researchers studying leatherback (Dermochelys coriacia) and loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles in the Northwest Atlantic between 2009 and 2024. The datasets include location data satellite tags and data products from published literature on sea turtle distribution and behavior. Data were collected as part of ongoing research to preserve endangered sea turtles in the Northwest Atlantic. Funding Agency: Sea Scallop Research Set Aside Funding Agency: Dept of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Funding Agency: NOAA Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program Funding Agency: NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) Funding Agency: NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) 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:NMFS-NEFSC-SeaTurtleEcology Preview graphic PNG 0304726 0310450 0310451 0312000 0312636 0313394 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2026-02-10 publication ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - DIVE TIMES ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - MARKS OR TAGS biological data DEPTH - SENSOR LATITUDE LONGITUDE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE sea turtles species abundance WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS GPS marine animal recording tag satellite sensor - active microwave satellite sensor - general temperature sensor instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS biological in situ model output satellite data theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS Earth Observation Satellites platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center South Carolina Department of Natural Resources dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Bureau of Ocean Energy Management - Environmental Studies Program (BOEM - ESP) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coastal Waters of Gulf of America East Coast - US/Canada Gulf of America Mid-Atlantic Bight Northwest Atlantic Ocean (limit-40 W) place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication CA/DFO > Fisheries and Oceans, Canada DOC/NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC > Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce SCDNR > South Carolina Department of Natural Resources 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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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 Northwest Atlantic Ocean place Provider Place Names 0ECHHR 37FWFM D3AXE5 HKJ8UT JLDRRB YXU1T7 Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Rogers, Rick; Haas, Heather; Patel, Samir; Sasso, Christopher (2025). Sea turtle ecology data in the North Atlantic Ocean. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/nsv9-rt11. 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. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. 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Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian GPS GPS Global Positioning System receiver satellite-based instrument used for geo-location, positioning and navigation marine animal recording tag marine animal recording tag Electronic instrument (tags) designed for deployment in the ocean for recording distribution of free-ranging marine animals for wildlife and ecological research satellite sensor - active microwave satellite sensor - active microwave A space-borne sensor actively observing in the microwave portion of the electromagnetic spectrum satellite sensor - general satellite sensor - general A generic class used for unknown satellite sensor type, or datasets consisting of blended, merged, or otherwise mixed observations from multiple satellite sensor types temperature sensor temperature sensor A sensor used to measure temperature. Earth Observation Satellites Satellites that are specifically designed to observe Earth from orbit, similar to spy satellites but intended for non-military uses such as environmental monitoring, meteorology, map making etc. The most common type are Earth imaging satellites, that take satellite images, analogous to aerial photographs; some EO satellites may perform remote sensing without forming pictures, such as in GNSS radio occultation. Ref: Tatem, Andrew J.; Goetz, Scott J.; Hay, Simon I. (2008). "Fifty Years of Earth-observation Satellites". American Scientist. 96 (5): 390–398. doi:10.1511/2008.74.390. PMC 2690060. PMID 19498953.