TAMUG Kemp's Ridley Nesters 2007-2008 (aggregated per 1-degree cell)
Citation
Hughes C. 2021. TAMUG Kemp's Ridley Nesters 2007-2008. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/932) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=272). https://doi.org/10.15468/vqnaey accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-11.Description
Original provider: TAMUG STFERL Dataset credits: Data provider TAMUG Sea Turtle and Fisheries Ecology Research Lab Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Project partner The TAMUG STFERL partners with the NOAA Sea Turtle Facility in Galveston, Texas, to respond to reports of nesting activity on upper Texas coast beaches, relocate nests, and satellite tag nesters. Houston Zoo veterinary staff provide expertise in assessing the health and reproductive status (via sonography) of females prior to satellite tag application. Project sponsor or sponsor description Funding for seven nesting ridleys tracked by the STFERL in 2007 and 2008 was provided by the Texas General Land Office Coastal Management Program, as well as by donations made through seaturtle.org and Help Endangered Animals - Ridley Turtles (HEART).Educational beach signage, posters, bookmarks, and stickers requesting public reporting of sea turtle tracks and sightings in Texas were printed by HEART/Sea Turtle Restoration Project (Gulf Office). Abstract: The Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG) Sea Turtle and Fisheries Ecology Research Lab (STFERL) initiated a satellite tracking study in 2005 to document inter- and post-nesting movements of sea turtles intercepted nesting on upper Texas coast beaches, as well as nester fidelity to beach habitats, migratory routes, and Gulf of Mexico foraging grounds. The STFERL's ongoing tracking program seeks to fill voids in our knowledge of the in-water and nesting dynamics of Kemp's ridleys and generate data essential to revising the Kemp's Ridley Recovery Plan.
Other TAMUG STFERL tracks are available on the TAMUG Kemp's Ridley Tracking 2007, TAMUG Kemp's Ridley Tracking 2004-2006, TAMUG Green Turtle Tracking, and TAMUG Loggerhead Tracking pages. 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.
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Sampling Description
Study Extent
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Additional info
marine, harvested by iOBISTaxonomic Coverages
Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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Lepidochelys kempiicommon name: Kemp's Ridley rank: species
Geographic Coverages
Oceans
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Christi Hughesoriginator
position: Primary contact
TAMUG Sea Turtle and Fisheries Ecology Research Lab
email: hughesc@tamug.edu
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
Christi Hughes
owner
position: Primary contact
TAMUG Sea Turtle and Fisheries Ecology Research Lab
email: hughesc@tamug.edu
Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool
originator
seaturtle.org
email: mcoyne@seaturtle.org
homepage: http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/
Christi Hughes
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
TAMUG Sea Turtle and Fisheries Ecology Research Lab
email: hughesc@tamug.edu