Virginia Aquarium and US NAVY Sea Turtle Research Project (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Gwen Lockhart

doi:10.15468/e5unmy

Virginia Aquarium and US NAVY Sea Turtle Research Project (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Citation

Lockhart G, OBIS-SEAMAP, Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (2021). Virginia Aquarium and US NAVY Sea Turtle Research Project (aggregated per 1-degree cell). OBIS-SEAMAP. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/e5unmy accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.

Description

Original provider: Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation Dataset credits: Data provider Virginia Aquarium Research and Conservation Department Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Project partner VAQF is working with U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic to track juvenile loggerhead, Kemp’s ridley and green sea turtles using a combination of satellite and acoustic transmitters. Funding for this work is provided by U.S. Fleet Forces Command. VAQF and NAVFAC Atlantic will analyze the telemetry data in order to understand how sea turtles use the Chesapeake Bay and neritic Virginia waters. Abstract: The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation is conducting health assessment and telemetry research using wild-caught and by-caught loggerhead and Kemps ridley sea turtles. The project goals include comparing rehabilitated and wild animals, developing a relatively fine temporal and spatial scale surface time ratio for abundance estimates, and understanding how near shore and offshore populations interact and utilize the habitat. (NMFS Permit No. 16134) 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).

Lepidochelys kempii
common name: Kemp's Ridley rank: species
Caretta caretta
common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species

Geographic Coverages

North Atlantic

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Gwen Lockhart
originator
position: Primary contact
Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic
email: gwendolyn.lockhart@navy.mil
homepage: https://www.navymarinespeciesmonitoring.us/

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

Gwen Lockhart
owner
position: Primary contact
Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic
email: gwendolyn.lockhart@navy.mil
homepage: https://www.navymarinespeciesmonitoring.us/

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

Gwen Lockhart
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic
email: gwendolyn.lockhart@navy.mil
homepage: https://www.navymarinespeciesmonitoring.us/