WWF Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking in Latin America and the Caribbean

https://doi.org/10.82144/94ce53bb https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1306 https://www.gbif.org/dataset/bc88ac0f-35ad-4883-a7a1-689e71fd9bf2 https://obis.org/dataset/278ec077-4f8d-479f-8172-983014d9f929 WWF Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking in Latin America and the Caribbean Diego Amorocho WWF LAC Species Tracking Program Primary contact dfamorocho@wwf.org.co OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Diego Amorocho WWF LAC Species Tracking Program Primary contact dfamorocho@wwf.org.co owner Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool seaturtle.org mcoyne@seaturtle.org http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/ originator 2025-07-31 eng Original provider: WWF Latin America and the Caribbean Species Program Dataset credits: Data provider WWF LAC Species Tracking Program Originating data center <a href='http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/' target='_blank'>Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a> Project partner Parques Nacionales de Colombia (DT Pacífico, Parque Nacional Gorgona, Parque Nacional Utria) Iniciativa Carey del Pacífico Oriental (ICAPO) Autoridad de los Recursos Acuáticos de Panamá (ARAP) Fundación Natura - Colombia Asociación Caguama- Colombia Fundación Charles Darwin - Galapagos, Ecuador Latin America Sea Turtles (LAST) Ministerio de Ambiente de Panamá Campamento Tortuguero Mayto - Mexico Project sponsor or sponsor description WWF Netherlands and the Postcode Lottery’s Project Oceans WWF US, WWF SFI Seaturtle.org and its STAT tracking tool PNUD Gray Family Foundation Abstract: English: This World Wildlife Fund (WWF) project is tracking the movements of green / black (Chelonia mydas / Chelonia agassizii), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea), loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) marine turtles along the Eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean region. The knowledge gained from such tracking will enable us to better understand the routes of these species. This will then allow us to improve conservation strategies for the benefit of these ancient travelers. The first tagging of this project was made in March 2013 within the protected waters of Gorgona Island National Park, located 56 km (44 miles) off Colombia’s Pacific coast. This excursion was led by Dr. Diego Amorocho, WWF Species Program Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, with the help of biologists Alexander Tobón and Juan S. Ayala and documented by Molly Edmonds from WWF-US. Two juvenile hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata)--“Celeste” and “Mateo”--were captured at La Azufrada reef. They were each fitted with a SPOT5 transmitter attached with an epoxy solution and later released in Playa Blanca reef. Both areas lie within Gorgona National Park. For more information go to: http://worldwildlife.org/stories?species_id=sea-turtle ================================================ Español: Este proyecto de World Wildlife Fund (WWF) monitorea los movimientos de tortugas verde / negra (Chelonia mydas / Chelonia agassizii), laúd (Dermochelys coriacea), golfina (Lepidochelys olivacea), caguama (Caretta caretta) y carey (Eretmochelys imbricata) a lo largo del Océano Pacífico Oriental y la región del Caribe. El conocimiento obtenido de dicho seguimiento nos permitirá comprender mejor las rutas de estas especies. Esto entonces nos va a servir para mejorar las estrategias de conservación para el beneficio de estos antiguos viajeros. La instalación de los primeros transmisores satelitales de este proyecto se realizó en marzo de 2013 en las aguas protegidas del Parque Nacional Natural Isla Gorgona, situado a 56 km (44 millas) de la costa del Pacífico de Colombia. Esta excursión fue dirigido por el Dr. Diego Amorocho, Coordinador Regional del Programa de Especies de WWF para Latino America y el Caribe y contó con la ayuda de los biólogos Alexander Tobón y Juan S. Ayala y fue documentado por Molly Edmonds de WWF-US. Las primeras tortugas marcadas con un transmisor satelital fueron dos juveniles de tortuga carey (Eretmochelys imbricata) llamadas Celeste y Mateo. Estas fueron capturadas en el arrecife de La Azufrada. Cada una de ellas fue equipada con un transmisor SPOT5 unido con una solución de epoxy y posteriormente liberada en otro arrecife llamado Playa Blanca. Ambos tapetes coralinos se encuentran dentro del Parque Nacional Natural Gorgona, Pacífico de Colombia. Mas información sobre tortugas marinas en http://worldwildlife.org/stories?species_id=sea-turtle Marine Biology Telemetry Tagged animal N/A <a href='http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=791' target='_new'>Visit STAT's project page</a> for additional information. The access to this work requires permission. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1306 Oceans -91.092 -77.311 10.286 -1.031 2013-03-07 2018-04-30 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). species Chelonia mydas Green sea turtle species Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill sea turtle species Lepidochelys olivacea Olive ridley asNeeded Diego Amorocho WWF LAC Species Tracking Program Primary contact dfamorocho@wwf.org.co NA NA NA WWF Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking in Latin America and the Caribbean Diego Amorocho owner NA zd_1306 2025-07-31T16:40:59-04:00 dataset Amorocho D. 2025. WWF Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking in Latin America and the Caribbean. 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP and originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=791). https://doi.org/10.82144/94ce53bb. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1306 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1306/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1306/eml STAT Project Page UTF-8 Original web site http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=791 OBIS-SEAMAP zd_1306 zd_1306 Coyne, M. S., and B. J. Godley. 2005. Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT): an integrated system for archiving, analyzing and mapping animal tracking data. Marine Ecology Progress Series: Vol. 301: 1-7.