Loggerheads Sea Turtles of Argentina

Data provider
Regional Program for Sea Turtle Research and Conservation of Argentina
Originating data center
Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)
Project partner
Buenos Aires ZOO
Aquamarina-CECIM
Regional Program for Sea Turtle Research and Conservation of Argentina (PRICTMA)
Mundo Marino Foundation
Organismo Provincial para el Desarollo Sostenible (OPDS)
Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP)
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)
Project sponsor or sponsor description
Fondo para la Conservación Ambiental- Banco Galicia
South Atlantic-Sea Turtle Network
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
Scott Neotropical Fund- Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Zoo Conservation Outreach Group (ZCOG)

[ENGLISH]

The Argentine Sea is the southernmost distribution of the loggerhead turtle in the West Atlantic Ocean. Along the Argentine coast, their occurrence is evidenced through strandings and incidental captures mainly from late spring to late autumn. The northernmost record occurred in Buenos Aires city (34º 36' S, 58º 26' W) and the southernmost in San Antonio Oeste (40o 37’ S, 64o 55’ W), northern Patagonia. Turtles from 39.5 to 119.0 cm CCL (curved carapace length) are mainly accidentally captured in gillnets and trawlnets in estuarine areas like the Samborombón Bay (34º- 36º S to 55.5º- 57º W).


Little is know about this species in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean. Studying their migratory routes and which places do they usually use for feeding is vital in order to design efficient conservation actions to decrease the turtles that died because of the by catch.

[ESPAÃ'OL]

El Mar Argentino es el límite sur de la distribución de la tortuga cabezona en el Atlántico Suroccidental. Es frecuente registrar varamientos y capturas accidentales de esta especie a lo largo de la costa, principalmente desde la primavera hasta principios del otoño. El registro más al norte pertenece a la ciudad de Buenos Aires (34º 36' S, 58º 26' O) y el más al sur a la localidad de San Antonio Oeste (40o 37’ S, 64o 55’ O), en Patagonia norte. Individuos de entre 39.5 y 119.0 cm de largo curvo de caparazón son capturados accidentalmente en redes de enmalle en zonas estuarinas como la Bahía Samborombón (34º- 36º S a 55.5º- 57º O).

Se sabe muy poco acerca de esta especie en el Atlántico Suroccidental. El estudio de sus rutas migratorias y las zonas de alimentación a través del seguimiento satelital de animales es vital a la hora de llevar a cabo acciones de conservación para disminuir la mortalidad debida a la captura accidental.

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Overview

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Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
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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	definition not provided
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