The captive sea turtles on the United States Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Test Site (RTS) have been part of island life for almost as long as the test site has existed there (approximately 40 years). Starting off as a concrete lined ditch and then undergoing a renovation in 1995, the turtle pond is home to six green sea turtles (3 females and 3 males) and one male Hawksbill. Oversight of the pond is performed by Kwajalein Range Services (KRS), the current M&O contractor. It became necessary to release several males in order to balance the number of male turtles to female turtles. Additionally, release of the Hawksbill was imperative to prevent the possible intermingling of turtle species. One mature female green and the mature male hawksbill were fitted with satellite transmitters and released on April 20, 2006. The release and tracking will provide much needed data on Marshall Island turtles including, nesting, feeding and migration patterns. Two other green sea turtles were also released but did not have transmitters attached.
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Sims C2024USAKA Turtle Release Programhttp://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/341OBIS-SEAMAP341http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/341OBIS-SEAMAPvector digital dataoriginated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=137)
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Sims C. 2024. USAKA Turtle Release Program. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/341) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=137)
Suggested citation for STAT:
Coyne, M. S., and B. J. Godley. 2005. Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT): an integrated system for archiving, analyzing and mapping animal tracking data. Marine Ecology Progress Series. Vol. 301: 1-7
Suggested citation for OBIS-SEAMAP:
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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Cathy Sims
USAKA Turtle Release Program
mailing and physical address
unknown
madorec@usaka.smdc.army.mil, simsk@usaka.smdc.army.mil
Cathy Madore or Ken SimsUSAKA Turtle Release Programmailing and physical addressmadorec@usaka.smdc.army.milCathy Madore or Ken SimsUSAKA Turtle Release Programmailing and physical addressmadorec@usaka.smdc.army.milCathy Madore or Ken SimsUSAKA Turtle Release Programmailing and physical addressmadorec@usaka.smdc.army.milCathy Madore or Ken SimsUSAKA Turtle Release Programmailing and physical addressmadorec@usaka.smdc.army.milData provider: USAKA Turtle Release Program; Originating data center: Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT); Project sponsor or sponsor description:
Taxon coveredSea turtlesIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemUnknownIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemNot applicableDownloaded April, 2004http://www.itis.usda.gov/Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetmailing and physical addressRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetNot providedIdentified by observers or researchers conducting the surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassReptiliaOrderTestudinesSuborderCryptodiraSuperfamilyChelonioideaFamilyCheloniidaeSubfamilyCheloniinaeGenusCheloniaSpeciesChelonia mydasSubfamilyCarettinaeGenusEretmochelysSpeciesEretmochelys imbricataRelational databaseCoyne, M. S., and B. J. Godley2005OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributionsvector digital dataMarine Ecology Progress SeriesVol. 301: 1-7http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v301/feature/
Michael Coyneseaturtle.orgmailing and physical addressmcoyne@seaturtle.org
http://www.nbii.gov/
Biological Data Profile
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No report providednot applicableData were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.20240201
OBIS-SEAMAPNicholas School of Environment, Duke Universitymailing and physical addressA328, LSRCDurhamNC27708USA919-613-8021seamap-contact@duke.eduOBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 341Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets.
Also please refer to Use Constraints.FreeGo to the OBIS-SEAMAP web sitezipzipped shapefilehttp://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/341GCS_WGS_1984Decimal degrees0.0010.001D_WGS_1984WGS_19846378137.000000298.257224USAKA Turtle Release ProgramBiogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicableproject_idSTAT Project IDData providerSTAT Project IDprognumProgram numberData providerProgram numbertag_idPTT IDData providerPTT IDdatetime_utcDate and time in UTCData providerlcLocation classData providerLocation classData provideriqQuality indicatorData providerQuality indicatorlatitudeLatitude 1Data providerlongitudeLongitude 1Data providerdir1Dir 1Data providerDir 1nb_mesNumber of messages receivedData providerNumber of messages receivedbig_nb_mesdefinition not providedData providerdefinition not providedbest_levelBest signal strength in dBData providerBest signal strength in dBpass_durationPass duration in secondsData providerPass duration in secondsnopcNumber Of Plausibility Checks successful (from 0-4)Data providerNumber Of Plausibility Checks successful (from 0-4)calcul_freqCalculated frequencyData providerCalculated frequencyaltitudeAltitude used for location calculationData providerAltitude used for location calculationsensorsSensorsData providerSensorsspeciesSpecies nameData providerSpecies namesp_tsnITIS Taxonomic Serial NumberData providerITIS Taxonomic Serial NumberData providerlc_filterParameters to location filteringData providerParameters to location filteringspeed_filterParameters to speed filteringData providerParameters to speed filteringdistance_filterParameters to distance filteringData providerParameters to distance filteringtopo_filterParameters to topo filteringData providerParameters to topo filteringtime_filterParameters to time filteringData providerParameters to time filteringangle_filterParameters to angle filteringData providerParameters to angle filteringlife_stageLife stage of the animalData providerLife stage of the animalData providergenderGender of the animalData providerGender of the animalData providerwetdryWet or dryData providerWet or drywetdry_filterParameters to Wet or dry filterintData providerParameters to Wet or dry filterintobs_datetimeDate and time (local time zone)Data providertimezone_hTime difference from UTCData providerTime difference from UTCobs_countAnimal count (always 1)Data provider