Casey Key Loggerheads 2005-2006
Mote Marine Laboratory
Dataset credit
Data provider Mote Marine Laboratory Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)Project partner The project is coordinated by the Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program at Mote Marine Laboratory. The Casey Key Association allows access to the beachfront along this stretch of coast. Project sponsor or sponsor description Satellite tags and tracking time were sponsored in whole or in part by: Mote Scientific Foundation, Virginia Miller, New Canaan Country School, Jeniam Foundation, Norcross Wildlife Foundation, Sirtrack, Coastal Wildlife Club, NASA Signals of Spring www.signalsofspring.net www.norcrossws.org www.countryschool.net/users/clener/index.html
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Contacts
Role | Name | Organization | |
Primary contact |
Tony Tucker |
Mote Marine Laboratory |
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Data entry |
Michael Coyne |
seaturtle.org |
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Citation
Tucker T. 2018. Casey Key Loggerheads 2005-2006. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/336) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=67). Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography. 22(2):104-115.
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Abstract
The history of sea turtle research is shaped by researchers having convenient access to turtles while nesting on land. However, marine turtles face threats for the other 99% of their life cycle in seas far from the nesting beach. The major rookery of loggerhead nesting in the Gulf of Mexico is in Sarasota County where the beaches are monitored by the Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program and Coastal Wildlife Club, Inc. While there is a firm grasp of the terrestrial challenges in maintaining viable nesting beaches, there is less certainty of threats in the oceanic realm once females depart the nesting beaches. A key to understanding the in-water life history is to follow the turtle movements. Tracking the movements of marine turtles is a challenge because they migrate between spatially distant developmental, breeding, and adult feeding habitats. Consequently, the management of highly migratory turtles requires a regional management approach. Turtles that nest in Florida may migrate from the Gulf of Mexico, Eastern Atlantic, or Caribbean. The converse is also true, that turtles feeding in Florida waters may later migrate elsewhere to nest. This migratory behavior poses several key management questions. Where do turtles travel from the nesting beach? What hazards do they encounter en-route to and from a feeding ground? Can portions of their travel routes be safeguarded during a migration? Do all turtles take the same route or do individuals select different routes and habitats? Another set of questions arises about their responses to oceanic variables such as currents and temperature. Do sea turtles migrate seasonally in response to winter temperatures? Are the home habitats spatially diffuse or do they congregate at current boundaries or eddies? Tracking migratory paths can detail critical habitat use through the year as travel corridors and destinations are mapped in relation to potential threats, such as incidental capture in coastal or pelagic fisheries, harmful algal blooms, or zones of boat traffic.
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Purpose
N/A
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Supplemental information
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References
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Attributes
Overview
Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
Only minimum required attributes are visible and downloadable online. Other attributes may be obtained upon provider's permission.
Attributes in dataset
Attribute (table column) | Description |
prognum | Program number |
tag_id | PTT ID |
lc | Location class |
iq | Quality indicator |
dir1 | Dir 1 |
nb_mes | Number of messages received |
big_nb_mes | definition not provided |
best_level | Best signal strength in dB |
pass_duration | Pass duration in seconds |
nopc | Number Of Plausibility Checks successful (from 0-4) |
calcul_freq | Calculated frequency |
altitude | Altitude used for location calculation |
sensors | Sensors |
species | Species name |
project_id | STAT Project ID |
lc_filter | Parameters to location filtering |
speed_filter | Parameters to speed filtering |
distance_filter | Parameters to distance filtering |
topo_filter | Parameters to topo filtering |
time_filter | Parameters to time filtering |
angle_filter | Parameters to angle filtering |
life_stage | Life stage of the animal |
gender | Gender of the animal |
wetdry | Wet or dry |
wetdry_filter | Parameters to Wet or dry filterint |
obs_datetime | Date and time (local time zone) |
timezone_h | Time difference from UTC |
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OBIS-SEAMAP ID | 336 |
Seabirds | 0 |
Marine mammals | 0 |
Sea turtles | 1,894 |
Rays and sharks | 0 |
Other species | 0 |
Non spatial | 0 |
Non species | 0 |
Total | 1,894 |
Date, Begin | 2005-07-16 |
Date, End | 2007-04-07 |
Temporal prec. | 111111 |
Latitude | 18.98 - 30.19 |
Longitude | -91.66 - -76.14 |
Coord. prec. | 3 decimal digits |
Platform | Tag |
Data type | Telemetry location |
Tracklines | YES (ID: 338) |
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Traveled (km) | 28,886 |
Travel hours | 59,482 |
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Contr. through | Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool |
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Registered | 2006-07-09 |
Updated | 2018-02-23 |
Status | Not published |
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