Carcass Specimen Data

Description

The Marine Mammal and Turtle Division collects data about individual cetaceans and sea turtles that come ashore, strand on the beach, were incidentally killed in the yellowfin purse-seine fishery operating in the eastern tropical Pacific (ETP) or in the California gillnet fisheries (CAGN). The data include the species, data and location, and the sex and size of each animal. Reproductive data are also collected from some animals.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30600
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
0 This website provides links to research conducted at SWFSC https://swfsc.noaa.gov/mmtd
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/swfsc/dmp/pdf/30600.pdf
0 The Marine Mammal and Turtle Division collects data about individual cetaceans and sea turtles that come ashore, or strand on the beach. The date and location of each occurrence is recorded, and biological data about the animal are collected, including its species, sex and size. https://swfsc.noaa.gov/mmtd

Tags

  • sea turtle
  • biological data
  • marine mammal
  • pinniped
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/swfsc
  • national marine fisheries service
  • noaa. u.s. department of commerce
  • southwest fisheries science center
  • cetacean

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