https://doi.org/10.82144/16799311 https://www.gbif.org/dataset/17b9db0a-2f7e-4511-b6ec-ea04894fd75e https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1813 https://obis.org/dataset/029d305b-d231-4bb1-b8d3-898db3cce2d3 Phil Allman Florida Gulf Coast University Primary contact pallman@fgcu.edu http://faculty.fgcu.edu/pallman Andrew Agyekumhene Wildlife Division of Forestry Commission Secondary contact andyaohene@yahoo.com OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Phil Allman Florida Gulf Coast University Primary contact pallman@fgcu.edu http://faculty.fgcu.edu/pallman owner Andrew Agyekumhene Wildlife Division of Forestry Commission Secondary contact andyaohene@yahoo.com originator 2025-09-11 eng Original provider: Phil Allman, Florida Gulf Coast University Dataset credits: Phil Allman, Florida Gulf Coast University Abstract: Marine turtles have complex life cycles that include long-distance movements across coastal and pelagic habitats to access juvenile nurseries, foraging grounds, and eventually breeding grounds. Understanding these movement patterns is important for knowing habitat requirements and potential mortality risks for populations on a local, regional, and global scale. This knowledge is critically needed to inform resource managers and adopt best management practices for all populations. Although we are starting to understand the migration patterns for some species, there is a paucity of information regarding movement patterns of sea turtles that utilize nesting grounds in West Africa. We installed satellite tags on four female olive ridley sea turtles near the end of nesting season in Ghana. The purpose of this study was to determine their movement away from the nesting grounds. Two individuals remained in coastal waters within the Gulf of Guinea, whereas two individuals swam southerly and entered pelagic habitats of the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Even with the small sample size, these data suggest individuals disperse to different habitats near the end of nesting season. Marine Biology Telemetry Tagged animal Marine Animal Survey Animal tagging Radio transmitters N/A This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1813 Oceans,Olive Ridley,Ghana,Africa -0.141 3.626 6.038 -0.945 2009-12-23 2010-01-23 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). species Lepidochelys olivacea Olive ridley The purpose of this study was to describe the dispersal pattern of adult female olive ridley sea turtles at the end of nesting season in Ghana, West Africa. notPlanned Phil Allman Florida Gulf Coast University Primary contact pallman@fgcu.edu http://faculty.fgcu.edu/pallman NA NA NA Phil Allman owner Andrew Agyekumhene originator NA zd_1813 2025-09-11T15:42:44-04:00 dataset Allman, P. and A. Agyekumhene. 2018. Olive ridley sea turtle tracking near Ghana 2009. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/16799311. Allman, P., M. Coyne and A. K. Amah. 2010. Personal communication. SWOT Report—The State of the World’s Sea Turtles, vol. 5 OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1813 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1813/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1813/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_1813 zd_1813