University of Eldoret satellite tracked green sea turtles from Kenya 2012 under SWIOFP
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Dataset creditUniversity of Eldoret, Kenya
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CitationMachaku, R., M. Dalleau and J. Bourjea. 2014. University of Eldoret satellite tracked green sea turtles from Kenya 2012 under SWIOFP. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1120) on yyyy-mm-dd. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AbstractSatellites tracking of marine turtles was done to identify the main feeding sites of marine turtle nesting in Kenya and assess the interaction between marine turtle and industrial fisheries during their migration. Three nesting sea turtles were tracked from a beach in the North coast of Kenya (-3.83°S, 39.82°E). One of the turtle moved North to a known foraging creek (Takaungu), while another moved to a foraging ground on the South (Gazi). The third turtle just foraged on the near shore reef within where it was tagged.
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PurposeThe purpose of the tracking was identify the main feeding sites of marine turtle nesting in Kenya and assess the interaction between marine turtle and industrial fisheries during their migration.
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Supplemental informationN/A
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AttributesOverviewAttributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider. This section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider. Attributes in dataset provided
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OBIS-SEAMAP ID | 1120 |
Seabirds | 0 |
Marine mammals | 0 |
Sea turtles | 312 |
Rays and sharks | 0 |
Other species | 0 |
Non spatial | 0 |
Non species | 0 |
Total | 312 |
Date, Begin | 2012-04-10 |
Date, End | 2012-06-26 |
Temporal prec. | 111111 |
Latitude | -4.51 - -3.33 |
Longitude | 39.51 - 40.12 |
Coord. prec. | 5 decimal digits |
Platform | Tag |
Data type | Telemetry location |
Tracklines | YES (ID: 1121) |
Contr. through | SEAMAP_TO_SWOT |
Registered | 2014-03-10 |
Updated | 2014-03-19 |
Status | Published |
Sharing policy![]() | CC-BY-NC (Minimum) |
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