Barrow Island Flatback Turtle Tracking 2013-2014 (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

doi:10.15468/qt9tw4

Barrow Island Flatback Turtle Tracking 2013-2014 (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Citation

Paul Whittock . 2021. Barrow Island Flatback Turtle Tracking 2013-2014. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1434) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=941). https://doi.org/10.15468/qt9tw4 accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-16.

Description

Original provider: Gorgon/Penv Dataset credits: Data provider West Australian Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking Project Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Project partner Pendoley Environmental Pty Ltd deployed the first satellite transmitter on a marine turtle in WA in 2000 and has managed the flatback satellite telemetry programs at Barrow Island and Mundabullangana, on behalf of the Gorgon project, for the past 10 years. Abstract: This project is sponsored by Chevron Australia Gorgon LNG project currently under construction on Barrow Island. The program monitors the behaviour of flatback turtles that nest at Barrow Island during internesting. 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).

Natator depressus
common name: Flatback Sea Turtle rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Oceans

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Paul Whittock
originator
position: Primary contact
West Australian Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking Project
email: paul.whittock@penv.com.au

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

Paul Whittock
owner
position: Primary contact
West Australian Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking Project
email: paul.whittock@penv.com.au

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

Paul Whittock
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
West Australian Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking Project
email: paul.whittock@penv.com.au