Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Program (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Gwen Lockhart

doi:10.15468/gegkeg

Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Program (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Citation

Lockhart G. 2021. Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Program. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/410) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=222). https://doi.org/10.15468/gegkeg accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-16.

Description

Original provider: Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Program Dataset credits: Data provider Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Program Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Project partner The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center and Seaturtle.org work in partnership to promote the conservation of marine life and our marine environment. Sea turtles rehabilitated, tagged with satellite transmitters, and released into the Atlantic Ocean by the Virginia Aquarium are tracked on Seaturtle.org. Seaturtle.org provides the satellite tracking service for the Virginia Aquarium. Seaturtle.org accepts donations, including turtle adoptions, to help fund the satellite tracking service. The Virginia Aquarium accepts donations to provide response, rehabilitation, and care for stranded sea turtles and marine mammals, and to conduct research related to sea turtles and marine mammals (http://www.virginiaaquarium.com/get-involved/Pages/donate.aspx). Project sponsor or sponsor description This program is supported by the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation and would not be possible without assistance from Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program at the Department of Environmental Quality and NOAA Fisheries Service. Abstract: The mission of the Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Program (VAQS) is to promote the conservation of marine animal species through response, research, rehabilitation and education.
The VAQS is largely a volunteer-based group (the Stranding Team) operating from a Stranding Center located in Virginia Beach. Stranding Team personnel are permitted by state and federal authorities to respond to marine mammal and sea turtle strandings. The Stranding Response Program is supported by the donations of goods and services from the community and grant-making organizations.
To report a dead or live stranded marine mammal or sea turtle in Virginia, call the VAQS hotline at 757-437-6159. 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

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

Geographic Coverages

Oceans

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/