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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)

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The database contains Excel and CSV spreadsheets monitoring captive Sea Turtle rearing program. Daily feeding logs as well as water chemistry were recorded.
  • Cite as: Higgins, Benjamin (2016). 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). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156869. Accessed [date].
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Distributor NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Time Period 2005-01-03 to 2015-12-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -94.819688
East: -94.81456
South: 29.274811
North: 29.278028
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2017: Captive sea turtle rearing inventory, feeding, and water chemistry in Galveston Lab rearing tanks, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26906.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Higgins, Benjamin (2017). Galveston, Texas Head Start Captive Reared Sea Turtle Program Data, 1979-2016 (NCEI Accession 0157625). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157625.
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2016-11-09
  • revision: 2018-08-09
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed - NCEI Accession 0156869 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. Please see journal.txt in the /about directory for additional details on changes made.
Supplemental Information
In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number.
Purpose This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
Use Limitations
  • accessLevel: Public
  • 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. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Higgins, Benjamin (2016). 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). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156869. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors
  • Higgins, Benjamin
Principal Investigators
  • Benjamin Higgins
Resource Providers
Points of Contact
  • Tim Baumer
Publishers
Acknowledgments
  • Funding Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Galveston, TX Laboratory
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
Data Center keywords NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords Provider Instruments
  • Water Chemistry Kit
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Keywords Send2NCEI Submission Package ID
  • 9XUXND
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Higgins, Benjamin (2016). 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). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156869. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints
  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
Fees
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Lineage information for: dataset
Processing Steps
  • 2016-11-09T12:56:47Z - NCEI Accession 0156869 v1.1 was published.
  • 2018-08-09T17:46:11Z - NCEI Accession 0156869 was revised and v2.2 was published.
    Rationale: 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.
Output Datasets
Lineage information for: dataset
Processing Steps
  • Data Type: WATER TEMPERATURE (measured); Units: decidegrees Celsius; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: temperature probe
  • Data Type: SALINITY (measured); Units: ppt; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: salinometer
  • Data Type: PH (measured); Units: hydrogen ion power; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: water chemistry kit
  • Data Type: AMMONIA (measured); Units: mg/L; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: water chemistry kit
  • Data Type: NITRATE (measured); Units: mg/L; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: water chemistry kit
  • Data Type: NITRITE (measured); Units: mg/L; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: water chemistry kit
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • salinometer
  • temperature probe
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