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		<origin>Witt M</origin><pubdate>2024</pubdate><title>Gabon 2008-09: Mayumba &amp; Pongara, Leatherback Turtles</title><geoform>vector digital data</geoform><serinfo><sername>OBIS-SEAMAP</sername><issue>1454</issue></serinfo><pubinfo><pubplace>http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1454</pubplace><publish>OBIS-SEAMAP</publish></pubinfo><onlink>https://doi.org/10.82144/b16eb1db</onlink><othercit>originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=340)</othercit><edition>Version 1.0.0</edition></citeinfo>
	</citation><descript>
	<abstract>This seasons fieldwork (2008-09) has focused on gathering information on leatherback turtle internesting and postnesting movements from two sites in Gabon. Six transmitters were attached to leatherback turtles nesting in Pongara National Park in December 2008. This park is very close to Libreville, the Capital of Gabon, and receives many visitors during the weekends and holidays periods. A further 4 satellite transmitters were deployed in February 2009 in Mayumba National Park.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The turtles and their transmitters are performing excellently this season.</abstract><supplinf>Visit STAT's project page for additional information at http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=340</supplinf></descript><timeperd><timeinfo><rngdates><begdate>20081209</begdate><enddate>20100101</enddate></rngdates></timeinfo><current>ground condition</current></timeperd><status><progress>Complete</progress><update>As needed</update></status><spdom><descgeog>Ocean</descgeog><bounding><westbc>-54.037</westbc><eastbc>21.217</eastbc><northbc>1.812</northbc><southbc>-40.628</southbc></bounding>
	</spdom><keywords><theme><themekt>None</themekt><themekey>Marine Biology</themekey></theme></keywords><taxonomy><keywtax><taxonkt>Taxon covered</taxonkt><taxonkey>Sea turtles</taxonkey></keywtax><taxonsys><classsys><classcit><citeinfo><origin>Integrated Taxonomic Information System</origin><pubdate>Unknown</pubdate><title>Integrated Taxonomic Information System</title><geoform>Not applicable</geoform><othercit>Downloaded April, 2004</othercit><onlink>http://www.itis.usda.gov/</onlink></citeinfo></classcit></classsys><ider><cntinfo><cntperp><cntper>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</cntper><cntorg>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</cntorg></cntperp><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype><address>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</address><city>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</city><state>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</state><postal>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</postal><country>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</country></cntaddr><cntvoice>Not provided</cntvoice></cntinfo></ider><taxonpro>Identified by observers or researchers conducting the survey</taxonpro></taxonsys><taxoncl><taxonrn>Kingdom</taxonrn><taxonrv>Animalia</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Phylum</taxonrn><taxonrv>Chordata</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Subphylum</taxonrn><taxonrv>Vertebrata</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Class</taxonrn><taxonrv>Reptilia</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Order</taxonrn><taxonrv>Testudines</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Suborder</taxonrn><taxonrv>Cryptodira</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Superfamily</taxonrn><taxonrv>Chelonioidea</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Family</taxonrn><taxonrv>Dermochelyidae</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Genus</taxonrn><taxonrv>Dermochelys</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Species</taxonrn><taxonrv>Dermochelys coriacea</taxonrv></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxonomy>
	<accconst>The telemetry dataset is publicly visualized on the OBIS-SEAMAP web site. However, the data is not available for download without permission from the data provider.</accconst>
	<useconst>1. Not to use data obtained from OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without proper attribution to the original data provider(s) and OBIS-SEAMAP unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Citations or credits are suggested as attribution. If the data you downloaded come from multiple datasets, a citation or credit to each of the datasets is required.

Suggested citation for this dataset:

Witt M. 2024. Gabon 2008-09: Mayumba &amp; Pongara, Leatherback Turtles. 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=340). https://doi.org/10.82144/b16eb1db

Suggested citation for STAT:

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

Suggested citation for OBIS-SEAMAP:

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

2. To forward the citation of any publication / report that made use of the data / tools provided by OBIS-SEAMAP for inclusion in our list of references.

3. Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. 

4. The burden for determining fitness for use of the downloaded data for any analyses lies entirely with the user. OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers do not support outcomes of your analyses that used the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP.

5. To consider inclusion of the accompanying transect (effort) dataset if available into the methodology of your analyses.

6. Not to redistribute the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP through any media without contect from OBIS-SEAMAP and the original data providers unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy.</useconst>
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		<cntinfo>
			<cntperp><cntper>Matthew Witt</cntper><cntorg>University of Exeter</cntorg></cntperp>
			<cntaddr>
				<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
			<address>College of Life &amp; Environmental Sciences</address><city>Penryn</city><state>England</state><postal>TR10 9EZ</postal><country>United Kingdom</country></cntaddr>
		<cntvoice>+44 (0) 1326 567151</cntvoice><cntemail>M.J.Witt@exeter.ac.uk</cntemail></cntinfo>
	</ptcontac><datacred>Data provider: Marine Turtle Research Group; Originating data center: Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT); Project sponsor or sponsor description: The first season of this project (2005/2006) was part funded by the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) Shellshock Campaign &lt;a href=http://www.eaza.net&gt;European Association of Zoos &amp; Aquaria&lt;/a&gt;. Satellite transmitters attached in the 2007 and 2008 nesting seasons have been funded by the Large Pelagics Research Centre (University of New Hampshire) through National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency award NA04NMF4550391. Earlier phases of this project were made possible by funding receieved from the &lt;a href=http://www.nerc.ac.uk&gt;Natural Environment Research Council, UK &lt;/a&gt;. Work of the Gabon Turtle Partnership is supported by funding from the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund, through the US Fish &amp; Wildlife Service</datacred>
	<native>Relational database</native>
	<crossref><citeinfo><origin>Coyne, M. S., and B. J. Godley</origin><pubdate>2005</pubdate><title>OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions</title><geoform>vector digital data</geoform><serinfo><sername>Marine Ecology Progress Series</sername><issue>Vol. 301: 1-7</issue></serinfo><onlink>http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v301/feature/</onlink></citeinfo></crossref><crossref><citeinfo><origin>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</origin><pubdate>2009</pubdate><title>OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions</title><serinfo><sername>Oceanography</sername><issue>22(2):104-115</issue></serinfo></citeinfo></crossref></idinfo>
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			<attraccr>All attributes were measured and recorded during the survey and validated by the data provider.</attraccr></attracc>
		<logic>Permissible values for date and time and coordinates were validated by the data provider and the OBIS-SEAMAP data manager. Species identification by the data provider was matched with Integrated Taxonomic Information System.</logic>
		<complete>All observation records are included.</complete><lineage><procstep><procdesc>Data were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.</procdesc><procdate>20250829</procdate></procstep></lineage></dataqual><spdoinfo><direct>Point</direct></spdoinfo><spref><horizsys><geograph>
				<latres>0.001</latres><longres>0.001</longres><geogunit>Decimal degrees</geogunit></geograph>
			<geodetic><horizdn>D_WGS_1984</horizdn><ellips>WGS_1984</ellips>
				<semiaxis>6378137.000000</semiaxis><denflat>298.257224</denflat></geodetic></horizsys></spref>

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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.</eaover><eadetcit>Marine Turtle Research Group</eadetcit></overview>
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		<cntinfo>
			<cntorgp>
				<cntorg>Nicholas School of Environment, Duke University</cntorg>
				<cntper>OBIS-SEAMAP</cntper>
			</cntorgp>
			<cntaddr>
				<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
				<address>A328, LSRC</address><city>Durham</city><state>NC</state><postal>27708</postal><country>USA</country>
			</cntaddr>
			<cntvoice>919-613-8021</cntvoice>
			<cntemail>seamap-contact@duke.edu</cntemail>
		</cntinfo>
	</distrib><resdesc>OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 1454</resdesc><distliab>Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets.
Also please refer to Use Constraints.
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							<networkr>OBIS-SEAMAP</networkr>
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		<fees>Free</fees>
		<ordering>Go to the OBIS-SEAMAP web site.</ordering>
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	<metd>20250829</metd><metrd>20250829</metrd><metc>
		<cntinfo><cntperp>
	<cntper>Ei Fujioka</cntper>
	<cntorg>Nicholas School, Duke University</cntorg></cntperp><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype><address>A328, LSRC</address><city>Durham</city><state>NC</state><postal>27708</postal><country>USA</country></cntaddr>
			<cntvoice>919-613-8021</cntvoice>
			<cntemail>seamap-contact@duke.edu</cntemail>
			</cntinfo>
	</metc><metstdn>FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn><metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv><mettc>local time</mettc>
	
	
	
	
	<metextns><onlink>http://www.nbii.gov/</onlink><metprof>Biological Data Profile</metprof></metextns>
	
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