Sea Turtles of Dominica (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

doi:10.15468/r36vn8

Sea Turtles of Dominica (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Citation

Bob Cooper . 2021. Sea Turtles of Dominica. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1386) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=1209). https://doi.org/10.15468/r36vn8 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-14.

Description

Original provider: DomSeTCO/Oceans Forward Dataset credits: Data provider Dominica Sea Turtle Conservation Organization and Oceans Forward Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Project partner Oceans Forward: Leverages technology to empower communities to bring about ocean conservation. Oceans Forward supports innovative science and local actions that have the potential to scale up and change the world.

Abstract: DomSeTCO has been working in Dominica for many years teaching ocean and island conservation. Island ecosystems are fragile at best and with human intervention can become destabilized quickly. DomSeTCO has worked tirelessly for years conserving the sea turtles that make Dominica their home either permanently or temporarily. This project has dual purpose: first, to elucidate the habitats frequented by nesting leatherbacks in the waters of Dominica and their migratory routes for determining sites for high seas MPA's; Second, to be models in the classroom for the global nature of populations and how one small island can effect a global population. 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).

Cetorhinus maximus
common name: basking shark rank: species
Dermochelys coriacea
common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Oceans

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Bob Cooper
originator
position: Primary contact
Dominica Sea Turtle Conservation Organization and Oceans Forward
email: b.cooper@mac.com

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

Bob Cooper
owner
position: Primary contact
Dominica Sea Turtle Conservation Organization and Oceans Forward
email: b.cooper@mac.com

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

Bob Cooper
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Dominica Sea Turtle Conservation Organization and Oceans Forward
email: b.cooper@mac.com