Cayman Islands 2006: Green Turtle (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Janice Blumenthal

doi:10.15468/trdnuj

Cayman Islands 2006: Green Turtle (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Citation

Blumenthal J. 2021. Cayman Islands 2006: Green Turtle. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/930) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=175). https://doi.org/10.15468/trdnuj accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-09-24.

Description

Original provider: Cayman Islands Department of Environment Dataset credits: Data provider Marine Turtle Research Group Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Project partner This project represents a collaborative effort between the Cayman Islands Department of Environment and the Marine Turtle Research Group at the University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus.
Project sponsor or sponsor description A satellite transmitter and associated satellite time for Murph were sponsored by the Ritz Carlton Ambassadors of the Environment Program, with additional support from the Turtles in the UK Overseas Territories (TUKOT) project and the Darwin Initiative. Abstract: Every summer, Caribbean turtles migrate thousands of kilometers to nest in the Cayman Islands. This nesting population may once have been one of the largest in the Atlantic – but today, only a handful of turtles have escaped extinction. Where do these mysterious survivors live when they are not nesting? Satellite tracking is the only way to follow the migrations of these endangered sea turtles from nesting beaches in the Cayman Islands to foraging grounds in distant countries. With the help of schools and the local community, the Department of Environment is tracking endangered Cayman turtles across the open ocean to Central America, Mexico, and the Florida Keys. The Cayman turtles travel through the waters of many different nations, and conservation efforts will depend on a clear understanding of their movements.

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

Janice Blumenthal
originator
position: Primary contact
Marine Turtle Research Group
email: jblumenthal@seaturtle.org

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

Janice Blumenthal
owner
position: Primary contact
Marine Turtle Research Group
email: jblumenthal@seaturtle.org

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

Janice Blumenthal
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Marine Turtle Research Group
email: jblumenthal@seaturtle.org