Supporting Sea Turtle Survival at Queens Beach Bowen, Australia. (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Karen Stapleton

doi:10.15468/ywyq6r

Supporting Sea Turtle Survival at Queens Beach Bowen, Australia. (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Citation

Stapleton K. 2021. Supporting Sea Turtle Survival at Queens Beach Bowen, Australia.. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/801) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=684). https://doi.org/10.15468/ywyq6r accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-16.

Description

Original provider: Argos Dataset credits: Data provider Apudthama flatback turtle project Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Project partner This project is supported by Queens Beach Action Group, NQ Dry Tropics, North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation, Queensland Parks & Wildlife, Juru Traditional Owners, Bowen Primary School and many interested community members.
Project sponsor or sponsor description NQ Dry Tropics has coordinated the tag and release of Kindawry because very little is known about the Flatback species. The species is considered vulnerable to extinct. Abstract: Bowen, Queensland Australia is a well known nesting site for sea turtles. Six of the world's seven species of sea turtles are found off the coast of North Queensland. Despite this, there is a lack of community awareness and understanding of the issues impacting on these great mariners. This project aims to demonstrate to the community through satellite tracking what the day-to-day lives are of two Flatback sea turtles. How they feed, what distances they travel and where they might potential nest.
Turtle one: Kindawry is a female Flatback turtle that came ashore to nest in mid November 2011. Kindawry was named by a student from Bowen Primary School. Kindawry is about 40 years old and she weights 90 kilograms.
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).

Natator depressus
common name: Flatback Sea Turtle rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Oceans

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Karen Stapleton
originator
position: Primary contact
Supporting Sea Turtle Survival at Queens Beach
email: karen.stapleton@nqdrytropics.com.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

Karen Stapleton
owner
position: Primary contact
Supporting Sea Turtle Survival at Queens Beach
email: karen.stapleton@nqdrytropics.com.au

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

Karen Stapleton
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Supporting Sea Turtle Survival at Queens Beach
email: karen.stapleton@nqdrytropics.com.au