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Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN)
Sea Turtle Strandings in the Gulf of MexicoThe Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN) was formally established in 1980 to collect information on and document strandings of marine turtles along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts. The network, which includes federal, state and private partners, encompasses the coastal areas of the eighteen-state region from Maine to Texas, and includes portions of the U.S. Caribbean.
Data are compiled through the efforts of network participants who document marine turtle strandings in their respective areas and contribute those data to the centralized STSSN database.
- Online Stranding
Reports
Using online reports, you may obtain basic summarized stranding information from 1986-2007. For years 2008- current see the Weekly Reports below. When available all years will be combined into one system.
The data used to generate the reports have been verified from 1998-2006; however they are subject to change as additional data are received. The data from 1986-1997, and 2007 are preliminary and are in the process of being verified, beginning with 2007 then working through the earlier years.
Queries may include Year, Month, Region, Zone, State, County, and species.
Note: Check the box to accept the Data Access and Release Policy [pdf]
- Public
Data
Access and Release Policy [pdf]
- STSSN Stranding Report Form:
- front of
stranding
report form [pdf]
- back of stranding
report form [pdf]
- instructions for stranding report form [pdf]
- front of
stranding
report form [pdf]
- STSSN
State
Coordinators
[pdf]
(also
see links
toward bottom of page)
- Regional statistical zone maps:
Weekly Reports
The 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 Weekly Reports are in a new format which allow for more specific near real-time queries. These data are reported directly by the STSSN State and National Coordinators. These Weekly Reports are preliminary and subject to change, therefore they are not recommended for use in publications/analyses. It may take a few minutes to execute a large query.
- Zone:
2008, 2009, 2010,
2011 and 2012 Sea Turtle Strandings by Zone
- Narrative: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 Sea Turtle Strandings Narrative
References
- Wolke, R.E.
and George,
A. 1981. Sea turtle necropsy
manual. NOAA Technical Memorandum
NMFS-SEFC-24, 20p.
- Rainey, W. 1981.
[pdf]
Guide to sea turtle visceral anatomy. NOAA Technical Memorandum
NMFS-SEFC-82. also available in HTML
format
- Wyneken, J. 2001.
The Anatomy of Sea Turtles. U.S. Department of Commerce NOAA Technical
Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-470, 172 pp. Also available in HTML
format. See
supplemental videos below.
- Wyneken, J. 2004 (español). La Anatomia de las Tortugas Marinas. U.S. Department of Commerce NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-470, 172 pp. [Version en espanol de Wyneken, J. 2001. The Anatomy of Sea Turtles. U.S. Department of Commerce NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-470, 172 pp.] Ver videos complementarios citados.
The Anatomy of Sea Turtles videos
To view these videos you will need QuickTime. You may download QuickTime . These files are very large and may take several minutes to download.
Videos. This four part video series is supplemental to the manual:
- Introduction,
Terminology and Species Identification
[mov]
(63.5 MB, 6 min)
- Dissection,
Preparation, Standard Measurements, Dissection Tools, Anatomy, Opening
the Body [mov]
(65.7 MB, 5.5 min)
- Ventral
Anatomy,
Internal Anatomy and Landmarks, and GI Tract
[mov]
(103.2 MB, 9 min)
- Dorsal
Anatomy, Sexual
Dimorphism, Lungs and Airways, Exposing the Brain, Summary, and Credits
[mov]
(68.2 MB, 6 min)
La Anatomia de las Tortugas Marinas
Para ver lo siguientes videos usted necesitara bajar el programa de QuickTime . Estos archivos son pesados y le tomara algunos minutos bajarlos.
Videos. Esta serie de cuatro videos es comlementaria el manual.
- Introduccion,
Terminologia,
Identificacion de Especies [mov]
(63.5 MB, 6 min)
- Preparacion para la
Diseccion,
Medidas Estandar, Equipo de Diseccion, Anatomia, Abriendo el Cuerpo
[mov]
(65.7 MB, 5.5 min)
- Anatomia Ventral,
Anatomia
Interna y Marcadores de Lugar, Via Gastrointestinal
[mov]
(103.2 MB, 9 min)
- Anatomia Dorsal,
Dimorfismo
Sexual, Pulmones y Vias Respiratorias, Abriendo el Cerebro, Resumen y
Creditos [mov]
(68.2 MB, 6 min)
Links to STSSN coordinator agencies
The following links provide additional information on marine turtles and the organizations who coordinate the STSSN.
Please note that references leaving the SEFSC web page are indicated with this icon and does not constitute an endorsement by the SEFSC of any information, products, or services found on external web sites.
- National Parks
Service-
Padre Island National Seashore
- McNeese State
University
- National Parks
Service- Gulf
Islands National Seashore
- USFWS- Bon
Secour
National Wildlife Refuge
- Florida Fish and
Wildlife
Conservation Commission-Florida Marine Research Institute
- Georgia
Department
of Natural Resources- Coastal Resources Division
- South
Carolina
Department of Natural Resources- Marine Turtle Conservation Program
- North
Carolina Wildlife Resource Conservation
- Virginia
Aquarium
and Marine Science Center
- Maryland
Department
of Natural Resources
- National Aquarium in
Baltimore
- MERR Institute,
Inc
- Mystic Aquarium
- Marine
Mammal Stranding Center
- Riverhead
Foundation for Marine Research & Preservation
- New
England
Aquarium
- College of the Atlantic
- U.S. Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife
More Information
- NOAA's
Northeast Region Sea Turtle Stranding and Disentanglement Program
- WIDECAST-
Sea
Turtle Care and Medicine
- What to do if you find a dead or injured sea turtle- Florida
Contact
- Wendy Teas (Wendy.Teas@noaa.gov)
(Updated 9/2012)
More on Sea Turtles
- Southeast Turtle Program
- Contact Staff
- Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN)
- Fisheries Observers
- Publications
- Atlantic Sea Turtle Strategy
- Turtle Expert Working Group
- Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (AMAPPS)
- Cooperative Marine Turtle Tagging Program
- More Related Links
Green Turtle
(Chelonia mydas)
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