Gabon 2015-2016: Hawksbills (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Catherine McClellan

doi:10.15468/5rcxrs

Gabon 2015-2016: Hawksbills (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Citation

McClellan C. 2021. Gabon 2015-2016: Hawksbills. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1842) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=1170). https://doi.org/10.15468/5rcxrs accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.

Description

Original provider: Wildlife Conservation Society Dataset credits: Data provider Marine Turtle Research Group Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Abstract: La baie de Corisco est une zone d'alimentation importante pour les tortues imbriquées (Eretmochelys imbricata), classés comme en danger critique à l'échelle mondiale. Après un certain nombre de «années perdues» en haute mer, les juvéniles recrutent pour les eaux littorales, loin de leurs plages natales. Zones rocheuses peu profondes convenables pour ce stade de développement se produisent uniquement dans la baie de Corisco, qui couvre les frontières du Gabon et de la Guinée équatoriale. Une meilleure compréhension de l'utilisation de l'habitat des tortues marines dans cette région est fondamental pour informer tous les efforts de conservation ou atténuation de l'impact ultérieures. En Novembre 2015, nous avons commencé baliser un petit échantillon de tortues imbriquées pour obtenir le premier oeil à leur utilisation de l'habitat marin de cette région.

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Corisco Bay hosts important foraging habitat for hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata), classified as critically endangered globally. After a number of “lost years” in the high seas, juveniles recruit to nearshore waters, far from their natal beaches. Suitable shallow rocky areas for this developmental stage uniquely occur in Corisco Bay, which spans the borders of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. A better understanding of habitat use of sea turtles in this region is fundamental to inform all subsequent conservation or impact mitigation efforts. In November 2015, we began satellite tagging a small sample of hawksbill turtles to get the first ever look at their use of the marine habitat of this region.
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).

Eretmochelys imbricata
common name: Hawksbill Sea Turtle rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Oceans

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Catherine McClellan
originator
position: Primary contact
Marine Turtle Research Group
email: c.mcclellan@exeter.ac.uk

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

Catherine McClellan
owner
position: Primary contact
Marine Turtle Research Group
email: c.mcclellan@exeter.ac.uk

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

Catherine McClellan
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Marine Turtle Research Group
email: c.mcclellan@exeter.ac.uk