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Georgia Aquarium/DomSeTCO Leatherback's of Dominica
Jake Levenson
Dataset credit
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Contacts
| Role | Name | Organization | |
| Primary contact |
Jacob Levenson |
Dominica Sea Turtle Conservation Organization |
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| Data entry |
Michael Coyne |
seaturtle.org |
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Citation
Levenson J. 2025. Georgia Aquarium/DomSeTCO Leatherback's of Dominica. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP and originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=996). https://doi.org/10.82144/d8dc714b. 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
Dominica Sea turtle Conservation Organization, in partnership with the Georgia Aquarium, are working to research and conserve sea turtles in Dominica. A small island in the Caribbean, Dominica has several sea turtle species nesting on it's beaches. Leatherbacks have been the main focus due to poaching on the island of adults and nests. Georgia Aquarium and DomSeTCO support patrollers on the main leatherback nesting beaches and has initiated a sea turtle tour program bringing visitors and locals alike to witness sea turtle nesting events on the island.
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Purpose
N/A
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Supplemental information
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Change History
The dataset has been updated over time as outlined below. Each entry includes the version number, release date, type of change, and a short description.
- 1.0.0 (2014-06-13) - Initial
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References
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Attributes
Overview
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 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 | |
| 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 | 1174 |
| DOI | 10.82144/d8dc714b |
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Seabirds | 0 |
| Marine mammals | 0 |
| Sea turtles | 4,372 |
| Rays and sharks | 0 |
| Other species | 0 |
| Non spatial | 0 |
| Non species | 0 |
| Total | 4,372 |
| Date, Begin | 2014-05-19 |
| Date, End | 2015-05-22 |
| Temporal prec. | 111111 |
| Latitude | 14.49 - 47.08 |
| Longitude | -63.22 - -17.97 |
| Coord. prec. | 3 decimal digits |
| Platform | Tag |
| Data type | Telemetry location |
| Tracklines | YES (ID: 1175) |
| Traveled (km) | 26,161 |
| Travel hours | 11,749 |
| Registered | 2014-06-13 |
| Updated | 2025-08-29 |
| Status | Published |
Sharing policy |
Permission required |
| Sub group(s) | STAT |
| Shared with |
GBIF*
OBIS* * Aggregated summary |
| Metadata in static HTML / FGDC / EML |
| See download history / statistics |
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