NUWC Models for the U.S. East Coast

Model History for Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

Distribution Statement A: Approved for public release: distribution unlimited.

Version 2 - 2023-11-01

Updated density predictions correcting problem in previous version where an incorrect perception bias estimate was used.

Documentation

Name: Sea Turtle Distribution and Abundance on the East Coast of the United States.
Citation: DiMatteo, Andrew D., Sparks, Laura M. (2023) Sea Turtle Distribution and Abundance on the East Coast of the United States. Technical Report prepared for Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport.

Name: Sea turtle spatial density models predict seasonal changes in distribution along the United States east coast.
Citation: DiMatteo A, Roberts JJ, Jones D, Garrison L, Hart KM, Kenney RD, Khan C, McLellan WA, Lomac-MacNair K, Palka D, Rickard ME, Roberts K, Zoidis AM, and Sparks L. (2023). Sea turtle density surface models along the United States Atlantic coast. Manuscript in prep.

Version 1 - 2023-05-01 (unreleased)

First model release

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