Palau Marine Turtle Conservation and Monitoring Program (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Joshua Eberdong

doi:10.15468/m2axuj

Palau Marine Turtle Conservation and Monitoring Program (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Citation

Eberdong J. 2022. Palau Marine Turtle Conservation and Monitoring Program. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/381) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=188). https://doi.org/10.15468/m2axuj accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-06.

Description

Original provider: Bureau of Marine Resources, Palau Dataset credits: Data provider Marine Turtle Conservation and Monitoring Program, BMR Palau Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Abstract: More data on marine turtle abundance, distribution, nesting success, mortality, and movement throughout the Republic of Palau must be gathered to better ensure the survival and restoration of healthy turtle populations. The Palau Marine Turtle Conservation and Monitoring Program’s goal is to continue to assess, publicize, and improve the current status of the critically endangered hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, as well as the threatened green turtle, Chelonia mydas. The nation-wide turtle program, initiated in September of 2004, has established a national management program that includes nesting beach monitoring, flipper tagging, satellite transmitter tracking, and foraging surveys. This program is the catalyst for collaborative efforts with local, regional, and international partners to improve turtle management in Palau. Supplemental information: Visit STAT's project page for additional information. This dataset is a summarized representation of the telemetry locations aggregated per species per 1-degree cell.

Purpose

Not available

Sampling Description

Study Extent

NA

Sampling

NA

Method steps

NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Chelonia mydas
common name: Green Sea Turtle rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Oceans

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Joshua Eberdong
originator
position: Primary contact
Marine Turtle Conservation and Monitoring Program Palau
email: s.klain@gmail.com

OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: https://seamap.env.duke.edu

OBIS-SEAMAP
distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: https://seamap.env.duke.edu

Joshua Eberdong
owner
position: Primary contact
Marine Turtle Conservation and Monitoring Program Palau
email: s.klain@gmail.com

Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool
originator
seaturtle.org
email: mcoyne@seaturtle.org
homepage: http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/

Joshua Eberdong
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Marine Turtle Conservation and Monitoring Program Palau
email: s.klain@gmail.com