Diet and investigation of immature sea turtles in the coastal waters of West Florida 1997-2003 (NCEI Accession 0156706)

• Main Author: Wayne Witzell
• 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; 0156706; 156706; BIOLOGICAL DATA; REPTILES; scale; laboratory analyses; US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Coastal Waters of Florida; Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary; Gulf of Mexico; oceanography; Carapace size; Weight (kg); Weight (lb); US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Miami, FL Laboratory; Flexible measuring tape; 6-m commerical boat; OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO; Gullivan Bay; Ten Thousand Islands; North Atlantic; Thousand Islands
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/{C7032556-B50E-46BC-97B2-DE9B76ADF3C9}

This data contains sea turtle life history,diet analysis, and environmental data, recorded as csv spreadsheets ranging from 1997 to 2003. This data was used to determine relative abundance, temporal and spatial distributions, movements, habitat requirements, feeding habits, and sex ratios of immature sea turtles in the nearshore waters of West Florida. Research efforts focus on the highly endangered Kemps Ridley turtle, but other turtle species were opportunistically collected during routine sampling operations.