West Coast Groundfish Observer Program Manual, Part2 - NOAA

CHAPTER 7
Sea Turtle Life History Form Instructions
The “Gill Net Sea Turtle Life History Form” has been
borrowed from the NMFS South West Region Drift
Gillnet Observer Program and should be completed for all
sea turtles encountered. An example of the form is
included as Figures 7-10 and 7-11.
Header
• Trip Number – Record the trip number generated
by the database system.
• Specimen – Leave this field blank.
• Date – Record as YY – MM – DD.
• Set # - Record the haul or set number.
• Latitude – Record the haul/set retrieval latitude as
degrees (two digits) and minutes (two digits).
• Longitude – Record the haul/set retrieval
longitude as degrees (three digits) and minutes (two
digits).
• Species – Record the two letter species code for
the turtle.
LV – Olive Ridley
ET – Hawksbill
CM – Green/Black
CC – Loggerhead
DC – Leatherback
UT – Unidentified
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