Post Rehabilitation Success Of Marine Turtles (aggregated per 1-degree cell)
Citation
Gilbert J. 2021. Post Rehabilitation Success Of Marine Turtles. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/644) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=501). https://doi.org/10.15468/vn83vb accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.Description
Original provider: JCU Cairns Dataset credits: Data provider James Cook University Cairns Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Project partner Cairns turtle rehabilitation centreIan Bell DERM QLD
James Cook University Cairns
Marlin Coast Vet Hospital
Volunteers at Cairns turtle rehabilitation centre Project sponsor or sponsor description Marlin Coast Veterinary Clinic donate all veterinary services for free.
Qantas-link: donate free flights for both the turtles to fly down from Cape York to Cairns turtle rehabilitation centre and Marlin coast vet clinic and for myself to collect them. Qantas-Link donate the flights to return the turtles back to Cape York when recovered.
Great adventures reef cruises: donate free trips to Green island for turtle releases for the turtles and the volunteers at the rehabilitation centre.
Sunlover cruises donate trips to the reef for research and Fitzroy Island for releases.
Abstract: The purpose of this project is to assess the success of marine turtles once released back into to the marine environment after undergoing lengthy rehabilitation programs. Many of these turtles have been in rehabilitation for over 19 months previously found in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef suffering from floaters disease or suffering horrendous injuries from entanglement in discarded 'ghost nets' that were found by Napranum shire council rangers at Pennefather Beach, Cape York Penninsula. Previously when the turtles were released their fate was unknown, now with the assistance of satellite tracking invaluable data can be retrieved regarding the success of the rehabilitation.
This is a collaborative project between James Cook University, Cairns turtle rehabilitation centre, Marlin Coast Vet Hospital and Ian Bell at DERM. 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
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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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Chelonia mydascommon name: Green Sea Turtle rank: species
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Eretmochelys imbricatacommon name: Hawksbill Sea Turtle rank: species
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Lepidochelys olivaceacommon name: Olive Ridley rank: species
Geographic Coverages
Oceans
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Jennie Gilbertoriginator
position: Primary contact
James Cook University Cairns
email: jennifer.gilbert@my.jcu.edu.au
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
Jennie Gilbert
owner
position: Primary contact
James Cook University Cairns
email: jennifer.gilbert@my.jcu.edu.au
Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool
originator
seaturtle.org
email: mcoyne@seaturtle.org
homepage: http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/
Jennie Gilbert
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
James Cook University Cairns
email: jennifer.gilbert@my.jcu.edu.au