Atlantic Coast Aerial Survey (NOAA-SST)

General Information

Project Type(s):sighting

Site Name:Atlantic Coast Aerial Survey (NOAA-SST)

Site Reference Number:43

Region(s):Northeast, Southeast

Counties:

Approximate Latitude: 28.42 Approximate Longitude: -79.94

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Principal Investigator(s):Azarovitz, T.; Witzell, Wayne

Point(s) of Contact:Witzell, Wayne - Phone Number: Not Provided, Email: wayne.witzell@noaa.gov

Organizations Involved:National Marine Fisheries Service - Miami

Organization Type(s):federal agency

Project Status: Inactive

Start Date: 2/1963

End Date: 6/1969

Equipment and Methods

General Method(s) Used:aerial survey

Sampling and Effort

	Visual	Capture
Sampling regime:	monthly	annually
Measure of effort:	unknown	cap/area

Bottom Type(s):pelagic

Water Type Zone: pelagic Water Type Environment: marine

Min. Depth (m): 0 Max. Depth (m): 835.1

Mean Depth (m): 554.36

Captures and Sightings Information

Species	No. of Captures	No. of Sightings	Min Size* (cm)	Max Size* (cm)	Mean Size* (cm)	FP Observed	Life Stages**	Comments
Green Turtle (Cm)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Loggerhead (Cc)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kemp's Ridley (Lk)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Hawksbill (Ei)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Leatherback (Dc)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Unidentified	n/a	2505	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Turtles were not identified to species or life stage.

*All size measurements are SSCL unless otherwise indicated
** For Cm, Cc, Lk, & Ei: O - Oceanic-stage juvenile; N - Neritic-stage juvenile; S - Subadult; A - Adult. For Dc: I - Immature; A - Adult. n/a = not applicable; n/r = not reported.

This report adheres to the following size ranges for life stage classification for these species:

	Green turtle	Loggerhead	Kemp's ridley	Hawksbill
Oceanic-stage juvenile	< 25 cm SCL	< 30 cm SCL	< 25 cm SCL	< 25 cm SCL
Neritic-stage juvenile	25-69 cm SCL	30-69 cm SCL	25-39 cm SCL	25-64 cm SCL
Subadult	70-84 cm SCL	70-79 cm SCL	40-59 cm SCL	65-74 cm SCL
Adult	≥ 85 cm SCL	≥ 80 cm SCL	≥ 60 cm SCL	≥ 75 cm SCL

	Leatherback
Immature	< 135 cm OCL
Adult	≥ 135 cm OCL

Other Information Collected

Project Summary

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Literature/Reports Produced

Witzell, W.N., and T. Azarovitz. 1996. Relative abundance and thermal and geographic distribution of sea turtles off the U.S. Atlantic coast based on aerial surveys (1963-1969). NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SEFSC-381, 10 pp.