gov.noaa.nodc:0157625 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 2026-05-05T21:07:52Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Galveston, Texas Head Start Captive Reared Sea Turtle Program Data, 1979-2016 (NCEI Accession 0157625) 2017-01-04 publication 2018-08-23 revision 2016-12-20 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0157625 NCEI Archive Management System 0157625 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 Benjamin Higgins NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Galveston Laboratory ben.higgins@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Galveston Laboratory website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Higgins, Benjamin NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Galveston Laboratory https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Galveston Laboratory website Institution web page information author Tim Baumer NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Galveston Laboratory tim.baumer@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Galveston Laboratory website Institution web page information pointOfContact tableDigital This is a compilation of several data sets related to the Galveston Texas Seaturtle Headstart program. Most notable is the Kemp's ridley headstart program [1978-1992] which captive reared up to 2,000 Kemp's ridley hatchlings per year until they were large enough to receive up to 4 tags, then they were released into the wild in the Gulf of Mexico. Morphometric measurements such as carapace length, carapace width, body depth and weight are taken to track growth and health. This data package also contains data from the seawater intake pump. Water quality data is recorded during the intake of seawater through the intake lines. This data package also contains a summary of bacteria found in the turtle tanks. In order to maintain healthy reared sea turtle swabs were taken and tested for several different bacteria. This is a collective set of data that contains 6 data sets associated with raising captive sea turtles from the Gulf of Mexico. All turtles were raised at the Galveston NOAA Lab. Funding Agency: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Galveston 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 NCEI Accession 0157625 was revised and a new version of the archival package was published. Updates to existing archival packages may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. The latest version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. 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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 Coastal Waters of Texas Galveston North Atlantic Texas place Provider Place Names BX6H0Y Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Higgins, Benjamin (2017). Galveston, Texas Head Start Captive Reared Sea Turtle Program Data, 1979-2016 (NCEI Accession 0157625). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157625. 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, 2021: Summary of bacteria found in captive sea turtles 2002-Present, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26903. 2021-04-29 publication gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26903 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26903 HTTPS https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26903 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 Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2017: Cooperative Marine Turtle Tagging Program sea turtle tagging records on rehabilitated and released sea turtles from NOAA Galveston, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26901. 2017 publication gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26901 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26901 HTTPS https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26901 InPort Metadata 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publication gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26904 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26904 HTTPS https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26904 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 Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2021: Summary of seawater chemistry taken from the beach pump intakes, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26877. 2021-04-29 publication gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26877 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26877 HTTPS https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26877 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 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Captive sea turtle rearing inventory, feeding, and water chemistry in sea turtle rearing tanks at NOAA Galveston, Texas from 1995 to 2015 (NCEI Accession 0156869). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156869. 2016-11-09 publication NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0156869 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156869 HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156869 Captive sea turtle rearing program NOAA Galveston, Tx information Higgins, Benjamin author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher tableDigital crossReference collection Higgins, Benjamin (2016). Monthly morphometric data on captive Kemps ridley sea turtles from 1998-2014 (NCEI Accession 0156880). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156880. 2016-11-29 publication NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0156880 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156880 HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156880 Captive sea turtle rearing program NOAA Galveston, Tx information Higgins, Benjamin NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website Institution web page information author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher tableDigital crossReference collection Higgins, Benjamin (2017). Summary of sea turtle stranding data documented by NOAA Galveston in the Gulf of Mexico from 1989-01-05 to 2015-12-27 (NCEI Accession 0159757). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0159757. 2017-03-02 publication NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0159757 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0159757 HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0159757 Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN) information Higgins, Benjamin NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Galveston Laboratory https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Galveston Laboratory website Institution web page information author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher tableDigital crossReference collection eng; USA utf8 environment oceans biota -94.819688 -94.81456 29.274811 29.278028 1979-01-01 2016-09-07 In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number. 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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 0157625 v1.1 was published. 2017-01-04T15:02:19Z NCEI Accession 0157625 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157625/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0157625 v1.1 published 2017-01-04T15:02:19Z download NCEI Accession 0157625 was revised and v2.2 was published. Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. 2017-02-03T17:55:30Z NCEI Accession 0157625 v2.2 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157625/2.2 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0157625 v2.2 published 2017-02-03T17:55:30Z download NCEI Accession 0157625 was revised and v3.3 was published. Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. 2018-08-23T20:05:26Z NCEI Accession 0157625 v3.3 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157625/3.3 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0157625 v3.3 published 2018-08-23T20:05:26Z download dataset Data Type: body depth (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: calipers Data Type: Kemp's ridley (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: carapace length (measured); Units: cm; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: calipers Data Type: weight (measured); Units: g; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: scale Data Type: morphometric data (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: sea turtle (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: Caretta caretta (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: feeding (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: Lepidochelys kempii (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: loggerhead (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: water chemistry (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: WATER TEMPERATURE (measured); Units: degrees Celsius; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: YSI - handheld multi-parameter instrument Data Type: SALINITY (measured); Units: ppt; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: YSI - handheld multi-parameter instrument Data Type: PH (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: sampling ph strips Data Type: AMMONIA (measured); Units: milligrams per liter; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: waterchemisty kit Data Type: NH4 (measured); Units: milligrams per liter; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: water chemistry kit Data Type: NITRATE (measured); Units: milligrams per liter; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: water chemistry kit Data Type: NO3 (measured); Units: milligrams per liter; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: water chemistry kit Data Type: NITRITE (measured); Units: milligrams per liter; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: water chemistry kit Data Type: NO2 (measured); Units: milligrams per liter; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: water chemistry kit Data Type: behavior (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: diet (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: water quality (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: medications (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: sick captive sea turtles (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: bacteria (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: bacteriology (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na 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. multi-parameter water quality sensor multi-parameter water quality sensor used to measure temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and other parameters Instrument used to measure temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and other parameters, often used to measure water quality parameters. Can be a hand-held instrument or a sonde for unattended monitoring. Often used in coastal water monitoring stations. YSI is the preeminent brand (as of 2024). scale scale An instrument for measuring mass or weight.