Tracking Olive Ridley turtles off Cape York Peninsula using satellite tags (2010)

Hamish Campbell

doi:10.15468/m8jcjg

Tracking Olive Ridley turtles off Cape York Peninsula using satellite tags (2010)

Citation

Dwyer, R, Campbell, H (2016) Data from: 'Tracking Olive Ridley turtles off Cape York Peninsula using satellite tags'. ZoaTrack.org. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4226/68/5701F923DB7E6 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.

Description

Four endangered Olive Ridley turtles were washed up on a beach on the west coast of Cape York peninsula ensnared in ghost nets. The animals were rehabilitated at a facility at Pennefather. Upon release they were fitted with an Argos satellite transmitter to determine their movements and survival potential.

Data sourced from https://zoatrack.org/projects/5

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Lepidochelys olivacea
common name: Olive Ridley turtle rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Hamish Campbell
originator
position: Principal Investigator
Charles Darwin University
Darwin
AU
email: hamish.campbell@cdu.edu.au

Hamish Campbell
metadata author
position: Principal Investigator
Charles Darwin University
Darwin
AU
email: hamish.campbell@cdu.edu.au

OBIS Australia Node manager
publisher
position: OBIS Australia Data Manager
CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure Data Centre
Castray Esplande
Hobart
7000
Tasmania
AU
email: obisau@csiro.au
homepage: http://www.obis.org.au

Hamish Campbell
administrative point of contact
position: Principal Investigator
Charles Darwin University
Darwin
AU
email: hamish.campbell@cdu.edu.au