Vietnam Sea Turtle Tracking Project
WWF Indochina

Dataset credit

Marine Research Foundation - Marine Turtle Programme

Abstract

This project is part of a broad marine turtle research and conservation initiative in Vietnam undertaken by WWF Greater Mekong - Vietnam marine programme in partnership with IUCN Vietnam, TRAFFIC Indochina and the Ministry of Fisheries, and with full cooperation from Con Dao National Park. Funding for this project was provided by the Danish Embassy in Vietnam (DANIDA).

The broader project also includes components which address capacity-building for management and research, evaluation of MPA effectiveness with regard to marine turtles, and bycatch mitigation. This project will also be linked to a new comprehensive marine and coastal planning initiative at Con Dao, under UNDP and supported by GEF-DANIDA, with technical services provided by WWF.

As well, an educational programme will be initiated in Con Dao with CDNP, with a schools programme including Turtle Naming and Tracking Contest.

For more information on Con Dao National Park visit www.condaopark.com

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

Project partner
This project is being implemented by WWF Greater Mekong - Vietnam Country Programme in partnership with Con Dao National Park, IUCN, Ministry of Fisheries - Vietnam, with technical assistance from the Marine Research Foundation, in Sabah, Malaysia.

References

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact WWF Indochina Marine Research Foundation - Marine Turtle Programme
Data entry Michael Coyne seaturtle.org

Attributes

Overview

Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
Only minimum required attributes are visible and downlodable online. Other attributes may be obtained upon provider's permission unless otherwise noteded below.

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

Attribute (table column)Description
sort
uid
prognum
tag_id
year
mon
day
hour
min
sec
utc
lc
iq
lat1
dir1
lon1
dir2
lat2
dir3
lon2
dir4
nb_mes
big_nb_mes
best_level
pass_duration
nopc
calcul_freq
altitude
sensors
species
tsn
timestamp
project_id
lc_filter
speed_filter
distance_filter
topo_filter
time_filter
angle_filter
oid
SEAMAP ID373
Seabirds0
Marine mammals0
Sea turtles397
Total397
Date, Begin2007-09-25
Date, End2009-03-30
Latitudes0.66 - 10.54
Longitudes85.12 - 119.10
PlatformTag
Data typeTelemetry location
TracklinesYES (ID: 374)
SourceSatellite Tracking and Analysis Tool
Updated2012-05-18