OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset - Sunshine Coast Council Turtle Tracking

Dataset credit

GHD, Xstrata and DERM nesting flatback monitoring

Abstract

Matilda is a female Loggerhead turtle who was tagged and fitted with a tracker when she came up on Shelly Beach for what was probably her third nest of the season.

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

Project partner
The Matilda project is a partnership between TurtleCare Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast Regional Council and Queeensland's Department of Environment and Resource Management.

References

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.

Contacts

Role	Name	Organization
Primary contact	Dr DERM	GHD, Xstrata and DERM nesting flatback monitoring
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

Sunshine Coast Council Turtle Tracking Dr Col Limpus