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Mackay & District Turtle Watch
Mackay & District Turtle Watch Association
Dataset credit
Data provider James Cook University Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)Project sponsor or sponsor description The project was generously funded by The Mackay Regional Council and is supported by the volunteers of Mackay & District Turtle Watch Association and students of James Cook University. |
Contacts
| Role | Name | Organization | |
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| Primary contact |
x Hamann |
James Cook University |
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| Data entry |
Michael Coyne |
seaturtle.org |
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Citation
Hamann x. 2025. Mackay & District Turtle Watch. 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=1061). https://doi.org/10.82144/aa9b57a3. 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
The project is an initiative of Ken Griffin, Secretary of Mackay and District Turtle Watch Association. It is a collaboration between Mackay & District Turtle Watch Assoc. and James Cook University to understand the behaviour of flatback turtles in Central Queensland. The four turtles were named by children of local schools.
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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 (2014-12-12) - Initial
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References
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Attributes
Overview
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 |
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| oid | |
| sort | |
| uid | |
| prognum | |
| tag_id | |
| 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 | |
| life_stage | |
| gender | |
| wetdry | |
| wetdry_filter | |
| obs_datetime | |
| timezone_h | |
| dataset_id | |
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| OBIS-SEAMAP ID | 1221 |
| DOI | 10.82144/aa9b57a3 |
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Seabirds | 0 |
| Marine mammals | 0 |
| Sea turtles | 4,731 |
| Rays and sharks | 0 |
| Other species | 0 |
| Non spatial | 0 |
| Non species | -1,504 |
| Total | 4,731 |
| Date, Begin | 2014-12-01 |
| Date, End | 2017-02-26 |
| Temporal prec. | 111111 |
| Latitude | -22.97 - -13.79 |
| Longitude | 143.80 - 152.17 |
| Coord. prec. | 3 decimal digits |
| Platform | Tag |
| Data type | Telemetry location |
| Tracklines | YES (ID: 1222) |
| Traveled (km) | 20,590 |
| Travel hours | 36,984 |
| Registered | 2014-12-12 |
| 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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