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Sea Turtles of Dominica (aggregated per 1-degree cell)
Citation
Levenson J. 2021. Sea Turtles of Dominica. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/890) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=773).. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/4261
Contact: Levenson, Jacob

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Notes: Only data aggregated per 1-degree cell are available through OBIS. For access to additional data, the provider needs to be contacted.

Description

Dominica Sea turtle Conservation Organization, originally started as ROSTI, has been focused on sea turtle conservation in Dominica. A small island in the Caribbean, Dominica has several sea turtle species nesting on it's beaches. Leatherbacks have been the main focus due tp poaching on the island of adults and nests. DomSeTCO supports patrollers on the main leatherback nesting beaches and has initiated a sea turtle tour program bringing visitors and locals alike to witness sea turtle nesting events on the island. DomSeTCO also participates in IFAW's Floating Classroom Program, bringing sea turtle conservation to the classroom.

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Original provider: Jacob Levenson Dataset credits: Data provider Dominica Sea Turtle Conservation Organization Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Project partner This project has been funded, in part, by grants from International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). IFAW has been instrumental in the progress of sea turtle conservation on Dominica. Through direct funding of the program and through marine mammal conservation and education in Dominica as part of the Floating Classroom program. A program focused on the conservation of whale species through out the worlds oceans. Project sponsor or sponsor description A grant from Disney's Friends for Change Project Green program gave the satellite tagging program the funding to get off the ground as part of the DomSeTCo/IFAW Floating Classroom Program. Supplemental information: Visit STAT's project page for additional information. This dataset is a summarized representation of the telemetry locations aggregated per species per 1-degree cell.


Scope
Themes:
Biology > Reptiles
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Biological monitoring, Dominican Coast, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761), Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766)

Geographical coverage
Dominican Coast [Marine Regions]
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: -62,5; MinLat: 14,5 - MaxLong: -18,5; MaxLat: 51,5 [WGS84]

Temporal coverage
30 April 2011 - 10 July 2013

Taxonomic coverage
Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) [WoRMS]
Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766) [WoRMS]

Contributors
Dominica’s Sea Turtle Conservation Organization Inc. (DomSeTCO)data creatordata owner
Levenson, Jacob
Duke University; Marine Geospatial Ecology Labdataset publisher
Seaturtle.orgdata provider

Related datasets
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
OBIS-SEAMAP: Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations, more

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Metadatarecord created: 2013-06-26
Information last updated: 2024-08-08
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