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      <abstract>The captive sea turtles on the United States Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Test Site (RTS) have been part of island life for almost as long as the test site has existed there (approximately 40 years). Starting off as a concrete lined ditch and then undergoing a renovation in 1995, the turtle pond is home to six green sea turtles (3 females and 3 males) and one male Hawksbill. Oversight of the pond is performed by Kwajalein Range Services (KRS), the current M&amp;O contractor. It became necessary to release several males in order to balance the number of male turtles to female turtles. Additionally, release of the Hawksbill was imperative to prevent the possible intermingling of turtle species. One mature female green and the mature male hawksbill were fitted with satellite transmitters and released on April 20, 2006. The release and tracking will provide much needed data on Marshall Island turtles including, nesting, feeding and migration patterns. Two other green sea turtles were also released but did not have transmitters attached.</abstract>
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      <supplinf>Visit STAT's project page for additional information at http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=137</supplinf>
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    <citation>
      <citeinfo><origin>Sims C.</origin><pubdate>2016</pubdate><title>USAKA Turtle Release Program</title><onlink>https://doi.org/10.82144/7df083f1</onlink><serinfo><sername>OBIS-SEAMAP</sername><issue>341</issue></serinfo><pubinfo><pubplace>http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/341</pubplace><publish>OBIS-SEAMAP</publish></pubinfo><geoform>vector digital data</geoform><othercit>originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=137)</othercit><edition>Version 1.0.0</edition></citeinfo>
    </citation>
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      <current>ground condition</current>
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          <begdate>20060421</begdate>
          <enddate>20060614</enddate>
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      <progress>Complete</progress>
      <update>As needed</update>
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    <keywords><theme><themekt>None</themekt><themekey>Marine Biology</themekey></theme></keywords>
    <accconst>The telemetry dataset is publicly visualized on the OBIS-SEAMAP web site. However, the data is not available for download without permission from the data provider.</accconst>
    <useconst>1. Not to use data obtained from OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without proper attribution to the original data provider(s) and OBIS-SEAMAP unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Citations or credits are suggested as attribution. If the data you downloaded come from multiple datasets, a citation or credit to each of the datasets is required.

Suggested citation for this dataset:

Sims C.. 2016. USAKA Turtle Release Program. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/341) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=137)

Suggested citation for STAT:

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

Suggested citation for OBIS-SEAMAP:

Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115

2. To forward the citation of any publication / report that made use of the data / tools provided by OBIS-SEAMAP for inclusion in our list of references.

3. Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers 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. 

4. The burden for determining fitness for use of the downloaded data for any analyses lies entirely with the user. OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers do not support outcomes of your analyses that used the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP.

5. To consider inclusion of the accompanying transect (effort) dataset if available into the methodology of your analyses.

6. Not to redistribute the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP through any media without contect from OBIS-SEAMAP and the original data providers unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy.</useconst>
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          <cntper>Cathy Sims</cntper>
          <cntorg>USAKA Turtle Release Program</cntorg>
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        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
          <address/>
          <city/>
          <state/>
          <postal/>
          <country/>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>unknown</cntvoice>
        <cntemail>madorec@usaka.smdc.army.mil, simsk@usaka.smdc.army.mil</cntemail>
      <cntfax/></cntinfo>
    </ptcontac>
    <ptcontac><cntinfo><cntperp><cntper>Cathy Madore or Ken Sims</cntper><cntorg>USAKA Turtle Release Program</cntorg></cntperp><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype></cntaddr><cntemail>madorec@usaka.smdc.army.mil</cntemail></cntinfo></ptcontac><ptcontac><cntinfo><cntperp><cntper>Cathy Madore or Ken Sims</cntper><cntorg>USAKA Turtle Release Program</cntorg></cntperp><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype></cntaddr><cntemail>madorec@usaka.smdc.army.mil</cntemail></cntinfo></ptcontac><ptcontac><cntinfo><cntperp><cntper>Cathy Madore or Ken Sims</cntper><cntorg>USAKA Turtle Release Program</cntorg></cntperp><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype></cntaddr><cntemail>madorec@usaka.smdc.army.mil</cntemail></cntinfo></ptcontac><ptcontac><cntinfo><cntperp><cntper>Cathy Madore or Ken Sims</cntper><cntorg>USAKA Turtle Release Program</cntorg></cntperp><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype></cntaddr><cntemail>madorec@usaka.smdc.army.mil</cntemail></cntinfo></ptcontac><datacred>Data provider: USAKA Turtle Release Program; Originating data center: Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT); Project sponsor or sponsor description:</datacred>
  <taxonomy><keywtax><taxonkt>Taxon covered</taxonkt><taxonkey>Sea turtles</taxonkey></keywtax><taxonsys><classsys><classcit><citeinfo><origin>Integrated Taxonomic Information System</origin><pubdate>Unknown</pubdate><title>Integrated Taxonomic Information System</title><geoform>Not applicable</geoform><othercit>Downloaded April, 2004</othercit><onlink>http://www.itis.usda.gov/</onlink></citeinfo></classcit></classsys><ider><cntinfo><cntperp><cntper>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</cntper><cntorg>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</cntorg></cntperp><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype><address>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</address><city>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</city><state>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</state><postal>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</postal><country>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</country></cntaddr><cntvoice>Not provided</cntvoice></cntinfo></ider><taxonpro>Identified by observers or researchers conducting the survey</taxonpro></taxonsys><taxoncl><taxonrn>Kingdom</taxonrn><taxonrv>Animalia</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Phylum</taxonrn><taxonrv>Chordata</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Subphylum</taxonrn><taxonrv>Vertebrata</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Class</taxonrn><taxonrv>Reptilia</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Order</taxonrn><taxonrv>Testudines</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Suborder</taxonrn><taxonrv>Cryptodira</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Superfamily</taxonrn><taxonrv>Chelonioidea</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Family</taxonrn><taxonrv>Cheloniidae</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Subfamily</taxonrn><taxonrv>Cheloniinae</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Genus</taxonrn><taxonrv>Chelonia</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Species</taxonrn><taxonrv>Chelonia mydas</taxonrv></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl><taxoncl><taxonrn>Subfamily</taxonrn><taxonrv>Carettinae</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Genus</taxonrn><taxonrv>Eretmochelys</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Species</taxonrn><taxonrv>Eretmochelys imbricata</taxonrv></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxonomy><native>Relational database</native><crossref><citeinfo><origin>Coyne, M. S., and B. J. Godley</origin><pubdate>2005</pubdate><title>OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions</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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    <metc><cntinfo><cntperp><cntper>Michael Coyne</cntper><cntorg>seaturtle.org</cntorg></cntperp><cntpos/><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype></cntaddr><cntemail>mcoyne@seaturtle.org</cntemail></cntinfo></metc>
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  <metd>20161215</metd><metrd>20161215</metrd></metainfo>
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<distinfo><distrib><cntinfo><cntorgp><cntper>OBIS-SEAMAP</cntper><cntorg>Nicholas School of Environment, Duke University</cntorg></cntorgp><cntpos/><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype><address>A328, LSRC</address><city>Durham</city><state>NC</state><postal>27708</postal><country>USA</country></cntaddr><cntvoice>919-613-8021</cntvoice><cntemail>seamap-contact@duke.edu</cntemail><cntperp/></cntinfo><resdesc>OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 341</resdesc></distrib><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.&#xD;
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