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	<abstract>Bowen, Queensland Australia is a well known feeding area for marine turtles.  Six of the world's seven species of marine turtles are found off the coast of North Queensland.  Despite this, there is a lack of community awareness and understanding of the issues impacting on these great mariners. This project aims to demonstrate, through a satellite tracking device what the day-to-day life is for a male green turtle in the lead up to the breeding season.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Walnut is an adult male green turtle who weighs ~150kg and was found feeding in Edgcumbe Bay. Walnut had his transmitter attached and was released into Edgecumbe Bay on the 23rd September 2013. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;September in Queensland is the lead-up to the approaching nesting season and a time of the year when male green turtles are looking for a partner.  This study hopes to find out what sort of an area a male turtle will cover looking for females who are also preparing to breed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</abstract><supplinf>Visit STAT's project page for additional information at http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=922</supplinf></descript>
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		<origin>Apudthama flatback turtle project</origin><pubdate>20151208</pubdate><title>Tracking green turtles in Edgecumbe Bay</title><ftname>seamap1008</ftname><onlink>https://doi.org/10.82144/53cbd1df</onlink><serinfo><sername>OBIS-SEAMAP</sername><issue>Latest</issue></serinfo><edition>Version 1.0.0</edition></citeinfo>
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	<accconst>Open public unless otherwise noted.</accconst>
	<useconst>Not to use data contained in OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without prior written consent of the original data provider. To cite both the data provider and OBIS-SEAMAP appropriately after approval of use is obtained. Also please refer to Distribution Liability.</useconst>
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			<cntperp><cntper>Dr Bell</cntper><cntorg>Supporting Sea Turtle Survival</cntorg></cntperp>
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<ptcontac><cntinfo><cntperp><cntper>Dr Ian Bell</cntper><cntorg>Supporting Sea Turtle Survival</cntorg></cntperp><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype></cntaddr></cntinfo></ptcontac><ptcontac><cntinfo><cntperp><cntper>Dr Ian Bell</cntper><cntorg>Supporting Sea Turtle Survival</cntorg></cntperp><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype></cntaddr></cntinfo></ptcontac><ptcontac><cntinfo><cntperp><cntper>Dr Ian Bell</cntper><cntorg>Supporting Sea Turtle Survival</cntorg></cntperp><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype></cntaddr></cntinfo></ptcontac><ptcontac><cntinfo><cntperp><cntper>Dr Ian Bell</cntper><cntorg>Supporting Sea Turtle Survival</cntorg></cntperp><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype></cntaddr></cntinfo></ptcontac><datacred>Data provider: Apudthama flatback turtle project; Originating data center: Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT); Project sponsor or sponsor description: North Queensland Bulk Ports is sponsoring an innovative turtle monitoring program through the Queens Beach Action Group (QBAG) in Bowen. This sponsorship will allow the behaviour of turtles to be monitored via satellite from a transponder attached to a turtle.</datacred><crossref><citeinfo><origin>Coyne, M. S., and B. J. Godley</origin><pubdate>2005</pubdate><title>Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT): an integrated system for archiving, analyzing and mapping animal tracking data</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></idinfo>

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			<cntper>Ei Fujioka</cntper>
			<cntorg>Nicholas School of Environment, Duke University</cntorg>
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	<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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OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only.
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