Marine turtles captured during haphazard at-sea surveys in Shark Bay, Australia from February 2008 to December 2013
At a Glance
Authors: Michael Heithaus, Jordan Thomson
Time period: 2008-02-26 to 2013-12-14
Package id: knb-lter-fce.1192.4
Dataset id: LT_PP_Heithaus_004
Heithaus, M., J. Thomson. 2019. Marine turtles captured during haphazard at-sea surveys in Shark Bay, Australia from February 2008 to December 2013. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/7696e20214fbf84f25d664ff7dc8050c. Dataset accessed 2024-11-21.
Geographic Coverage
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Dataset Creator(s)
- Name: Dr Michael Heithaus
- Organization: Florida International University
- Address: 3000 NE 151 St
North Miami, FL 33181 USA - Phone: 305-919-5234
- Fax: 305-919-4030
- Email: heithaus@fiu.edu
- URL: http://www.fiu.edu/~heithaus/
- Name: Dr. Jordan Thomson
- Position: Post-doctoral Associate
- Organization: Florida Internatiional University
- Address: 3000 NE 151 St
North Miami, FL 33181 USA - Phone: 305-919-4263
- Fax: 305-919-4030
- Email: jathoms@fiu.edu
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Dataset AbstractThis dataset provides information on marine turtles captured during long-term, haphazard surveys of our study site in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Taxon found in the study area include Chelonia mydas, Caretta caretta and Eretmochelys imbricata.
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Geographic CoverageStudy Extent Description
Shark Bay, Western Australia, from Jan 2008 to Dec 2013
Bounding Coordinates
Shark Bay, Western Australia
N: -24.886, S: -26.663, E: 114.193, W: 113.021
FCE LTER Sites
Shark Bay Marine Park
Geographic DescriptionBounding CoordinatesShallow seagrass banks and sandflats near Monkey Mia, Shark BayN: -25.721, S: -25.808, E: 113.796, W: 113.662Shallow seagrass banks and sandflats near Monkey Mia, Shark BayN: -25.721, S: -25.808, E: 113.796, W: 113.662Shallow seagrass banks and sandflats near Monkey Mia, Shark BayN: -25.721, S: -25.808, E: 113.796, W: 113.662Shallow seagrass banks and sandflats near Monkey Mia, Shark BayN: -25.721, S: -25.808, E: 113.796, W: 113.662Shallow seagrass banks and sandflats near Monkey Mia, Shark BayN: -25.721, S: -25.808, E: 113.796, W: 113.662Shallow seagrass banks and sandflats near Monkey Mia, Shark BayN: -25.721, S: -25.808, E: 113.796, W: 113.662Shallow seagrass banks and sandflats near Monkey Mia, Shark BayN: -25.721, S: -25.808, E: 113.796, W: 113.662Shallow seagrass banks and sandflats near Monkey Mia, Shark BayN: -25.721, S: -25.808, E: 113.796, W: 113.662Shallow seagrass banks and sandflats near Monkey Mia, Shark BayN: -25.721, S: -25.808, E: 113.796, W: 113.662Shallow seagrass banks and sandflats near Monkey Mia, Shark BayN: -25.721, S: -25.808, E: 113.796, W: 113.662Shallow seagrass banks and sandflats near Monkey Mia, Shark BayN: -25.721, S: -25.808, E: 113.796, W: 113.662Shallow seagrass banks and sandflats near Monkey Mia, Shark BayN: -25.721, S: -25.808, E: 113.796, W: 113.662Shallow seagrass banks and sandflats near Monkey Mia, Shark BayN: -25.721, S: -25.808, E: 113.796, W: 113.662Shallow seagrass banks and sandflats near Monkey Mia, Shark BayN: -25.721, S: -25.808, E: 113.796, W: 113.662Shallow seagrass banks and sandflats near Monkey Mia, Shark BayN: -25.721, S: -25.808, E: 113.796, W: 113.662Shallow seagrass banks and sandflats near Monkey Mia, Shark BayN: -25.721, S: -25.808, E: 113.796, W: 113.662
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Temporal CoverageStart Date: 2008-02-26
End Date: 2013-12-14
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Attributes
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Data Table: Marine turtles captured during haphazard at-sea surveys in Shark Bay, Australia from February 2008 to December 2013Attribute Name:DateAttribute Label:dateAttribute Definition:Collection dateStorage Type:datetimeMeasurement Scale:Missing Value Code:Attribute Name:TimeAttribute Label:TimeAttribute Definition:Time of day sample collectedStorage Type:datetimeMeasurement Scale:Missing Value Code:Attribute Name:LatitudeDDAttribute Label:Latitude_DDAttribute Definition:LatitudeStorage Type:coordinateMeasurement Scale:LatitudeMissing Value Code:-9999.000 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:LongitudeDDAttribute Label:Longitude_DDAttribute Definition:LongitudeStorage Type:coordinateMeasurement Scale:LongitudeMissing Value Code:-9999.000 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:RecapAttribute Label:RecapAttribute Definition:Has the Turtle been captured and tagged previouslyStorage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Yes= captured previously, No
Missing Value Code:NA (Data not collected)Attribute Name:SpeciesAttribute Label:SpeciesAttribute Definition:Species (green, loggerhead, hawksbill)Storage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Species (green, loggerhead, hawksbill)Missing Value Code:NA (Data not collected)Attribute Name:LengthAttribute Label:LengthAttribute Definition:Curved carapace length at midlineStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: centimeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:WidthAttribute Label:WidthAttribute Definition:Curved carapace width at widest pointStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: centimeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:TailAttribute Label:TailAttribute Definition:Tail length (distance from posterior edge of carapace to tip of straightened tail)Storage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: centimeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Data not collected or unreliable)Attribute Name:TailNotesAttribute Label:Tail NotesAttribute Definition:Notes on Tail MeasurementsStorage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Notes on Tail MeasurementsMissing Value Code:Attribute Name:MassAttribute Label:MassAttribute Definition:Mass measured using hanging scaleStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: kilogramPrecision: 1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999 (Data not collected or unreliable)Attribute Name:MassNotesAttribute Label:Mass NotesAttribute Definition:Notes on Mass MeasurementsStorage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Notes on Mass MeasurementsMissing Value Code:Attribute Name:LeftTagAttribute Label:Left foreflipper tagAttribute Definition:Left foreflipper tag numberStorage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Left foreflipper tag numberMissing Value Code:NA (Tag not applied)Attribute Name:RightTagAttribute Label:Right foreflipper TagAttribute Definition:Right foreflipper tag numberStorage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Right foreflipper tag numberMissing Value Code:NA (Tag not applied)Attribute Name:NotesAttribute Label:NotesAttribute Definition:NotesStorage Type:textMeasurement Scale:NotesMissing Value Code:NA (No notes taken)Attribute Name:ChelAttribute Label:Chelonibia barnaclesAttribute Definition:Presence of large Chelonibia barnaclesStorage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Yes= present, No
Missing Value Code:NA (Data not collected or not reliable)Attribute Name:BurrAttribute Label:Burrowing barnaclesAttribute Definition:Presence of burrowing barnaclesStorage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Yes= present, No
Missing Value Code:NA (Data not collected or not reliable)Attribute Name:AlgaeAttribute Label:AlgaeAttribute Definition:Presence and thickness of algae on carapaceStorage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Presence and thickness of algae on carapaceMissing Value Code:NA (Data not collected or not reliable)Attribute Name:MudAttribute Label:MudAttribute Definition:Presence and thickness of mud on carapaceStorage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Yes= present, No
Missing Value Code:NA (Data not collected or not reliable)Attribute Name:SeaSquirtsAttribute Label:SeaSquirtsAttribute Definition:Presence of epiphytic sea squirts on carapaceStorage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Yes= present, No
Missing Value Code:NA (Data not collected or not reliable)Attribute Name:FibropapillomaAttribute Label:FibropapillomaAttribute Definition:Presence of Fibropapillomas on bodyStorage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Yes= present, No
Missing Value Code:NA (Data not collected or not reliable)Attribute Name:DamageAttribute Label:DamageAttribute Definition:Damage to flippers (RFF, LFF, RHF, LHF), carapace (CAR), tail (Tail); Yes for other damage, described in DamageNotesStorage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Damage to flippers (RFF, LFF, RHF, LHF), carapace (CAR), tail (Tail); Yes for other damage, described in DamageNotesMissing Value Code:NA (Data not collected or not reliable)Attribute Name:DamageNotesAttribute Label:DamageNotesAttribute Definition:Description of damageStorage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Description of damageMissing Value Code:NA (Data not collected or no additional details recorded)Attribute Name:SharkDamageAttribute Label:SharkDamageAttribute Definition:Presence of evidence of shark-inflicted damage (bite marks, flipper amputations)Storage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:1= shark-inflicted damage, 0
Missing Value Code:-9999 (Data not collected or not reliable)Attribute Name:SubstrateAttribute Label:SubstrateAttribute Definition:Dominant substrate at site of capture (sand, seagrass, algae)Storage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Dominant substrate at site of capture (sand, seagrass, algae)Missing Value Code:NA (Data not collected or not reliable)Attribute Name:DepthAttribute Label:DepthAttribute Definition:Depth at site of capture from depth sounderStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: footPrecision: 0.10
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Data not collected or not reliable)Attribute Name:ConditionAttribute Label:ConditionAttribute Definition:Turtle body condition assessed visually (VeryConcave, Concave, SlightConcave, Flat, SlightConvex, Convex)Storage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Turtle body condition assessed visually (VeryConcave, Concave, SlightConcave, Flat, SlightConvex, Convex)Missing Value Code:NA (Data not collected or not reliable)Attribute Name:ActivityAttribute Label:ActivityAttribute Definition:Turtle activity at time of sighting (resting, swimming, breathing, feeding)Storage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Turtle activity at time of sighting (resting, swimming, breathing, feeding)Missing Value Code:NA (Data not collected or not reliable)
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Data Table: Marine turtles captured during haphazard at-sea surveys in Shark Bay, Australia from February 2008 to December 2013
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MethodsSampling Description
Curved carapace length measured using flexible measuring tape
Method Step
Description
Length
Instrumentation
Flexible measuring tapeMethod Step
Description
Width
Instrumentation
Flexible measuring tapeMethod Step
Description
Tail
Instrumentation
Flexible measuring tapeMethod Step
Description
Mass
Instrumentation
Hanging scaleMethod Step
Description
Chel
Instrumentation
Visual inspectionMethod Step
Description
Burr
Instrumentation
Visual inspectionMethod Step
Description
Algae
Instrumentation
Visual inspectionMethod Step
Description
Mud
Instrumentation
Visual inspectionMethod Step
Description
Sea Squirt
Instrumentation
Visual inspectionMethod Step
Description
Fibropapilloma
Instrumentation
Visual inspectionMethod Step
Description
Damage
Instrumentation
Visual inspectionMethod Step
Description
SharkDamage
Instrumentation
Visual inspectionMethod Step
Description
Substrate
Instrumentation
Visual inspectionMethod Step
Description
Depth
Instrumentation
Depth sounderMethod Step
Description
Condition
Instrumentation
Visual inspectionMethod Step
Description
Activity
Instrumentation
Visual inspectionQuality Control
Data are checked against field notes and datasheets after entry. Data are visually inspected by graduate students and the PI to determine if any values are obviously in error.
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Distribution and Intellectual RightsOnline distribution
https://fce-lter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=LT_PP_Heithaus_004.txt
Data Submission Date: 2014-07-25
Intellectual Rights
This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) is required to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use. The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be necessary to prevent duplicate publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. Where appropriate, the Data User is encouraged to consider collaboration or co-authorship with the authors. The Data User should realize that misinterpretation of data may occur if used out of context of the original study. While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is." The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data. Thank you.
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Keywordspopulations, reptiles, marine, Shark Bay , World Heritage Site, ecological research, turtle monitoring, Western Australia, turtle species, turtle mass, carapace length, carapace width, turtle tail length
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Dataset Contact
- Name: Dr Michael
- Position: Co- PI
- Organization: Heithaus
- Address: FIU, BBC, MSB 250J, 3000 NE 151st Street
North Miami, FL 33181 USA - Phone: 305-919-5234
- Fax: 305-919-4030
- Email: heithaus@fiu.edu
- URL: http://www2.fiu.edu/~heithaus/
- Name: Dr. Jordan
- Position: Post-doctoral Associate
- Organization: Thomson
- Address: 3000 NE 151 St
North Miami, FL 33181 USA - Phone: 305-919-4263
- Fax: 305-919-4030
- Email: jathoms@fiu.edu
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Data Table and FormatData Table: Marine turtles captured during haphazard at-sea surveys in Shark Bay, Australia from February 2008 to December 2013Entity Name:LT_PP_Heithaus_004.txtEntity Description:Marine turtles captured during haphazard at-sea surveys in Shark Bay, Australia from February 2008 to December 2013Object Name:LT_PP_Heithaus_004.txtNumber of Header Lines:1Attribute Orientation:columnField Delimiter:,Number of Records:285
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Metadata Provider
- Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program
- Address: Florida International University
University Park
OE 148
Miami, FL 33199 USA - Phone: 305-348-6054
- Email: fcelter@fiu.edu
- URL: http://fcelter.fiu.edu
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Project permitsDept of Env. Conservation (W. Australia) #SF009140 and previous renewals