Netherlands Antilles Turtle Tracking 2007
Marine Turtle Program Coordinator/St. Eustatius National Parks Foundation

Dataset credit

Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance

Abstract

Through this tracking study, the Dutch Caribbean Nature
Alliance (DCNA) aims to learn the geographical range of
marine turtles breeding on islands of the Dutch Caribbean,
engage the public in turtle conservation issues by
showcasing the turtles' migratory behavior, and build local
capabilities for performing advanced sea turtle
conservation projects.

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

Project partner
The 2007 DCNA turtle tracking effort is a collaboration
with CARMABI (Curacao), St Eustatius National Parks, and
the Nature Foundation Sint Maarten with support from Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire.

References

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Arturo Herrera St. Eustatius National and Marine Parks
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
SEAMAP ID444
Seabirds0
Marine mammals0
Sea turtles434
Total434
Date, Begin2007-09-02
Date, End2008-01-22
Latitudes17.42 - 19.65
Longitudes-72.53 - -62.90
PlatformTag
Data typeTelemetry location
TracklinesYES (ID: 451)
SourceSatellite Tracking and Analysis Tool
Updated2012-05-18