Maldivian Sea Turtle Conservation Program- LG (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Jamie Fisher

doi:10.15468/x8hdfj

Maldivian Sea Turtle Conservation Program- LG (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Citation

Fisher J. 2021. Maldivian Sea Turtle Conservation Program- LG. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/850) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=750). https://doi.org/10.15468/x8hdfj accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-20.

Description

Original provider: SEAMARC / Four Seasons Resorts Maldives Dataset credits: Data provider LGSTRC Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Project partner Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru, Baa Atoll, Maldives Project sponsor or sponsor description Four Seasons Resort at Landaa Giraavaru, Baa Atoll, Maldives Abstract: The Maldivian Sea Turtle Conservation Program (MSTCP) was started in 2011 by our small team of Seamarc marine biologists at the Four Seasons resorts, Maldives. Our preliminary objective is to produce an estimated inventory of sea turtles using a photo identification monitoring method. This will allow us to better understand turtle population and migration patterns. A major threat these creatures are facing in the country is turtle and egg poaching. For this reason, one aspect of the MSTCP consists of protecting turtle nesting sites and rearing a few individuals per clutch in order to increase their survival rate.

Off shore, Olive Ridley Sea Turtles are particularly exposed to Ghost Nets. Another aspect of the MSTCP is to rescue and rehabilitate injured Olive Ridley Sea Turtles and track them after release to study both the success of rehabilitation and the global distribution of the species in the Indian Ocean. 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
Lepidochelys olivacea
common name: Olive Ridley rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Oceans

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Jamie Fisher
originator
position: Primary contact
LGSTRC
email: mdcmanager.mlg@fourseasons.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

Jamie Fisher
owner
position: Primary contact
LGSTRC
email: mdcmanager.mlg@fourseasons.com

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

Jamie Fisher
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
LGSTRC
email: mdcmanager.mlg@fourseasons.com