Hirama, S., B. Witherington and R. Hardy2014https://doi.org/10.82144/f654955aOBIS-SEAMAP483http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/483OBIS-SEAMAPvector digital dataVersion 1.0.0 These data describe observations of subadult and adult sea turtles that were observed by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) staff ancillary to a study of the ecology of neonate sea turtles inhabiting epipelagic drift communities of the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Animals were observed by researchers aboard an 8.2 m power catamaran vessel launched from four ports along the west coast of Florida (Pensacola, Apalachicola, Sarasota, and Marco Island), United States. Researchers observed aggregations of loggerheads in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, off Florida's west coast, during twelve sampling trips in August 2005, June 2006, July 2008 and August 2008. Observations of juvenile, subadult and adult loggerheads are rare in this study and considered ancillary as the effort targets posthatchling (> 10 cm straight carapace length) sea turtles inhabiting lines of floating pelagic debris and Sargassum. Loggerhead turtle sizes included three groupings: Adult (> 90 cm SCL), Subadult (45-90 cm SCL), and Juvenile (< 45 cm SCL). During this time 78 loggerheads (<i>Caretta caretta</i>), 1 Kemp's ridley (<i>Lepidochelys kempii</i>), and 2 unidentified turtles were observed. Sea turtle observations were made by two experienced observers who kept watch for sargassum habitat (for neonate studies) and large turtles (to avoid collisions). Vessel paths fanned out from each port to depths up to 300 m, with a mean path approximately perpendicular to the coastline. These data describe the geographic positions of juvenile, subadult, and adult sea turtle observations which were made ancillary to a long-term study of the ecology of neonate sea turtles inhabiting epipelagic drift communities of the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Attributes describe the date of observation, species, age class, latitude, longitude, the distance from transect to observation, and city of the port of departure. Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was known as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). The institute name has not been changed in historical data sets or references to work completed by the Florida Marine Research Institute. The institute name has been changed in references to ongoing research, new research, and contact information. en 200812 1992080220140808 ground condition Complete As needed -96.54013 -79.58056 30.3394 24.3179 -87.892783-81.93238325.40001729.70705Florida NoneVesselsSightingsbiologythreatened and endangered (turtleswhalesmanateessturgeon)turtlesGISNoneFloridaGulf of Mexico Open public unless otherwise noted. See Use Constraints for details. 1. Not to use data obtained from OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without proper attribution to the original data provider(s) and OBIS-SEAMAP unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Citations or credits are suggested as attribution. If the data you downloaded come from multiple datasets, a citation or credit to each of the datasets is required. Suggested citation for this dataset: Hirama, S., B. Witherington and R. Hardy. 2014. FWRI EPDC NonNeonate SeaTurtle Observations. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/483) on yyyy-mm-dd. Suggested citation for OBIS-SEAMAP: Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115 2. To forward the citation of any publication / report that made use of the data / tools provided by OBIS-SEAMAP for inclusion in our list of references. 3. Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. 4. The burden for determining fitness for use of the downloaded data for any analyses lies entirely with the user. OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers do not support outcomes of your analyses that used the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP. 5. To consider inclusion of the accompanying transect (effort) dataset if available into the methodology of your analyses. 6. Not to redistribute the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP through any media without contect from OBIS-SEAMAP and the original data providers unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Blair Witherington; Shigetomo Hirama; Robert Hardy Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute; Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute; Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute mailing and physical address

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Melbourne Beach; Melbourne Beach; n/a FL; FL; n/a 32951; 32951; n/a USA; USA; n/a (321)674-1801; 321-674-1801; n/a n/a; Tomo.Hirama@MyFWC.com; Robert.Hardy@MyFWC.com Blair Witherington, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Robert Hardy, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Relational database ShapefileTaxon coveredIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemUnknownNot applicableDownloaded April, 2004http://www.itis.usda.gov/Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetmailing and physical address

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Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetNot providedIdentified by observers or researchers conducting the surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassReptiliaOrderTestudinesSuborderCryptodiraSuperfamilyChelonioideaFamilyCheloniidaeSubfamilyCarettinaeGenusCarettaSpeciesCaretta carettaGenusEretmochelysSpeciesEretmochelys imbricataSubfamilyCheloniinaeGenusCheloniaSpeciesChelonia mydasFamilyDermochelyidaeGenusDermochelysSpeciesDermochelys coriaceaHalpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach2009vector digital dataOceanography22(2):104-115http://www.tos.org/oceanography/article/obis-seamap-the-world-data-center-for-marine-mammal-sea-bird-and-sea-turtle These data have been inspected and verified by staff ensuring their accuracy. Attribute data have been inspected for completeness and to ensure all attribute values are within their respective ranges. Data were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps. 20141203 Vector Entity point 81 SimplePointFALSE81TRUEFALSE GCS_WGS_1984Decimal degrees1e-061e-06D_WGS_1984WGS_19846378137.000000298.257224 Biogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicableoidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)Data providerUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)obs_datetimedate of observation (time component is not provided and expressed as 00:00:00)Data providerdate of observation (time component is not provided and expressed as 00:00:00)speciesScientific name of the species observed.Data providerScientific name of the species observed.sp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPobs_countanimal countData provideranimal countageage class of observed animal estimated from sizeData provider< 1age class of observed animal estimated from size < 1Data provider15age class of observed animal estimated from size 15Data provider1 to 2age class of observed animal estimated from size 1 to 2Data provider> 20age class of observed animal estimated from size > 20Data provider5 to 15age class of observed animal estimated from size 5 to 15Data provider5 to 20age class of observed animal estimated from size 5 to 20Data providerlatitudelatitude of boat location at time of observation in decimal degreesData provider24.317900030.3394000longitudelongitude of boat location at time of observation in decimal degreesData provider-96.5401300-79.5805600trns_dstdistance from the transect (boat location) to the observed animal in metersData provider0not recordedmarinacity of port of departureData providerApalachicolacity of port of departure ApalachicolaData providerKey Westcity of port of departure Key WestData providerMarco Islandcity of port of departure Marco IslandData providerPensacolacity of port of departure PensacolaData providerPensacolascity of port of departure PensacolasData providerPort Aransascity of port of departure Port AransasData providerPort Canaveralcity of port of departure Port CanaveralData providerSarasotacity of port of departure SarasotaData providerSebastian Inletcity of port of departure Sebastian InletData providerSt Augustinecity of port of departure St AugustineData providerVenicecity of port of departure VeniceData providergeomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Marine Turtle Research Program OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 483 0.0020.002zipzipped shapefilehttp://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/483FreeGo to the OBIS-SEAMAP web siteOBIS-SEAMAPNicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ.mailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA919-613-8021seamap-contact@duke.eduThis data set is in the public domain, and the recipient may not assert any proprietary rights thereto nor represent it to anyone as other than a FWC-FWRI produced data set or the appropriate originator; it is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The user assumes all responsibility for the accuracy and suitability of this data set for a specific application. In no event will the staff of the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute be liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of or the inability to use this data set. 20170621 Nicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ. OBIS-SEAMAP mailing and physical address

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