Angola LNG olive ridley tracking project (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Kellie Pendoley

doi:10.15468/ra82gd

Angola LNG olive ridley tracking project (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Citation

Pendoley K. 2021. Angola LNG olive ridley tracking project. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1448) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=263). https://doi.org/10.15468/ra82gd accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-13.

Description

Original provider: PENV Dataset credits: Data provider West Australian Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking Project Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Project sponsor or sponsor description Angola LNG Abstract: The objective of this project is to track olive ridley turtles attempting to nest on Kwanda Island, Soyo Angola. The primary aim of the poject is to obtain information on internesting sites.

Kwanda Island is the site of the Angola LNG development that will treat gas from offshore wells which is currently being flared. Kwanda Island is located inside the mouth of the Congo River in northern Angola. 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 olivacea
common name: Olive Ridley rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Oceans

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Kellie Pendoley
originator
position: Primary contact
Western Australian Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking Project
email: kellie.pendoley@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

Kellie Pendoley
owner
position: Primary contact
Western Australian Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking Project
email: kellie.pendoley@penv.com.au

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

Kellie Pendoley
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Western Australian Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking Project
email: kellie.pendoley@penv.com.au