Sea turtles sightings in North Carolina from 1987-02-01 to 2015-06-16 (NCEI Accession 0161174)

This data contains sea turtle sightings reported to the NMFS Beaufort Laboratory sea turtle program by the general public as they were fishing, boating, etc. These sightings provide relative abundance and seasonal occurrence of sea turtles in North Carolina's inshore and offshore waters.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Joanne Mcneill
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: NOAA NCEI Environmental Data Archive 2017
Subjects:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
0161174
161174
ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL
REPTILES
visual observation
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Beaufort, NC Laboratory
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center
North Atlantic Ocean
oceanography
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Beaufort, NC Laboratory (NMFS/SEFSC - Beaufort Lab - NMFS)
1987-2015
Caretta caretta
Chelonia mydas
Green sea turtle
Kemps Ridley
Leatherback
Loggerhead
Sea turtle sightings
Turtles
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
Coastal Waters of North Carolina
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://search.dataone.org/view/{68664650-12B1-496F-AAF0-C7017A2147AA}
Description
Summary:This data contains sea turtle sightings reported to the NMFS Beaufort Laboratory sea turtle program by the general public as they were fishing, boating, etc. These sightings provide relative abundance and seasonal occurrence of sea turtles in North Carolina's inshore and offshore waters.

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