Maldivian Sea Turtle Conservation Program- LG
SEAMARC / Four Seasons Resorts Maldives
Dataset credit
Data provider LGSTRC Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)Project partner Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru, Baa Atoll, Maldives Project sponsor or sponsor description Four Seasons Resort at Landaa Giraavaru, Baa Atoll, Maldives
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Contacts
Role | Name | Organization | |
Primary contact |
Jamie Fisher |
LGSTRC |
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Data entry |
Michael Coyne |
seaturtle.org |
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Citation
Fisher J. 2024. Maldivian Sea Turtle Conservation Program- LG. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/850) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=750). 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 Maldivian Sea Turtle Conservation Program (MSTCP) was started in 2011 by our small team of Seamarc marine biologists at the Four Seasons resorts, Maldives. Our preliminary objective is to produce an estimated inventory of sea turtles using a photo identification monitoring method. This will allow us to better understand turtle population and migration patterns. A major threat these creatures are facing in the country is turtle and egg poaching. For this reason, one aspect of the MSTCP consists of protecting turtle nesting sites and rearing a few individuals per clutch in order to increase their survival rate.
Off shore, Olive Ridley Sea Turtles are particularly exposed to Ghost Nets. Another aspect of the MSTCP is to rescue and rehabilitate injured Olive Ridley Sea Turtles and track them after release to study both the success of rehabilitation and the global distribution of the species in the Indian Ocean.
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Purpose
N/A
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Supplemental information
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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 | 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 |
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OBIS-SEAMAP ID | 850 |
Seabirds | 0 |
Marine mammals | 0 |
Sea turtles | 108 |
Rays and sharks | 0 |
Other species | 0 |
Non spatial | 0 |
Non species | 0 |
Total | 108 |
Date, Begin | 2016-06-16 |
Date, End | 2016-10-19 |
Temporal prec. | 111111 |
Latitude | -1.89 - 4.31 |
Longitude | 67.43 - 75.23 |
Coord. prec. | 3 decimal digits |
Platform | Tag |
Data type | Telemetry location |
Tracklines | YES (ID: 878) |
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Traveled (km) | 2,997 |
Travel hours | 3,005 |
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Contr. through | Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool |
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Registered | 2012-06-26 |
Updated | 2024-03-01 |
Status | Published |
Sharing policy |
Permission required |
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