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Loggerhead oral cavity morphometry study (NCEI Accession 0164321)

Published by Southeast Fisheries Science Center | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: January 27, 2026 | Last Modified: 2017-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
Standard external morphometrics and internal oral cavity morphometrics data were collected on wild and captive reared loggerhead sea turtles in size classes ranging from 25-95 cm straight carapace length. These data will be used to investigate the behavioral and physiological characteristics of incidental capture interactions in longline fisheries.

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DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Services, 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 EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > REPTILES > TURTLES > SEA TURTLES Caretta caretta OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA 0164321 164321 Gulf Of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean calipers scale Morphometrics biological data carapace length and width fishery head length and width laboratory analysis loggerhead turtle longline interactions morphology oral cavity measurements reptiles weight 2001 2004 DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Miami Turtles Projects

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describedByType application/octet-steam
identifier gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:30401
issued 2001-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
landingPage https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30401
language []
references 
[
  "https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/30401.pdf"
]
rights otherRestrictions, unclassified
temporal 2001-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2004-12-31T00:00:00+00:00

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