General Information
sighting
Palm Beach County Reef Research Team
47
Gasque, Connie; Phipps, Janet
Phipps, Janet - Phone Number: Not Provided, Email: JPHIPPS@co.palm-beach.fl.us; Gasque, Connie - Phone Number: Not Provided, Email: cgasque@bellsouth.net
Palm Beach County Reef Research Team
non-profit
Active
1/2005
n/a
Equipment and Methods
dive
Sampling and Effort
| Visual | Capture | |
|---|---|---|
| Sampling regime: | unknown | unknown |
| Measure of effort: | unknown | unknown |
coral, hardbottom
neritic
estuarine-marine
1.1
135.2
40.14
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 | 62 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Loggerhead (Cc) | n/a | 282 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Kemp's Ridley (Lk) | n/a | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Hawksbill (Ei) | n/a | 243 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Leatherback (Dc) | n/a | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Unidentified | n/a | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
** 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 |
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