When Christopher Columbus discovered the Cayman Islands in 1503, he named them Las Tortugas (the turtles). Ferdinand Columbus recounted that the islands were ?full of tortoises, as was all the sea about, insomuch as that they looked like little rocks? The green turtle population was estimated at over 6.5 million turtles at the time of the discovery, and turtle fishing (turtling) came to form the basis of the economy and culture of the Cayman Islands. This historical importance is memorialized in our Coat of Arms and currency, but by the beginning of the 19th century, commercial exploitation had driven the immense green turtle nesting population in the Cayman Islands to the brink of extinction. <br>Wild turtles continue have a central place in the memories and experiences of many of our citizens, but today, only a few dozen nesting sea turtles remain. Where do these endangered greens and loggerheads go after they leave our beaches? With the help of schools and the community, the Cayman Islands Department of Environment and the Marine Turtle Research Group have begun a satellite telemetry project to track our historically and culturally important sea turtles for the first time. Visit STAT's project page for additional information at http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=3 Blumenthal J2024https://doi.org/10.82144/fe29607dOBIS-SEAMAP349http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/349OBIS-SEAMAPvector digital dataoriginated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=3)Version 1.0.0 ground condition 20030728 20060426 Complete As needed -88.738-80.89719.46812.217-88.738-80.89719.46812.217Ocean NoneMarine Biology 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. 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: Blumenthal J. 2024. Cayman Islands 2003: Loggerhead & Green Turtles. Version 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=3). https://doi.org/10.82144/fe29607d 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. Shapefile Janice Blumenthal Marine Turtle Research Group mailing and physical address

unknown jblumenthal@seaturtle.org Janice BlumenthalMarine Turtle Research Groupmailing and physical addressabroderick@seaturtle.org,mcoyne@seaturtle.orgJanice BlumenthalMarine Turtle Research Groupmailing and physical addressabroderick@seaturtle.org,mcoyne@seaturtle.orgJanice BlumenthalMarine Turtle Research Groupmailing and physical addressabroderick@seaturtle.org,mcoyne@seaturtle.orgJanice BlumenthalMarine Turtle Research Groupmailing and physical addressabroderick@seaturtle.org,mcoyne@seaturtle.orgData provider: Marine Turtle Research Group; Originating data center: Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT); Project sponsor or sponsor description: The Department of Environment and MTRG would like to thank Erika and Jacob Olde for their sponsorship of ?Samia? and Year 7 and 8 students of St. Ignatius High School for their sponsorship of Shelby and Myles. St. Ignatius students received generous donations from Rotary International, Bank of Butterfield, <a href=http://www.tortugarums.com>Tortuga Rum Company</a>, and the Final Touch. This research is also supported by <a href=http://www.caymanwildlife.ky>Cayman Wildlife Connection</a>, and a grant from the Natural Environment Research Council to MTRG. Finally, <a href=http://www.sirtrack.com>Sirtrack Inc</a> made this project possible by providing custom-build KiwiSat 101 PTTs almost immediately after St. Ignatius students completed their fund-raising and an order was placed. Taxon coveredSea turtlesIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemUnknownNot applicableDownloaded April, 2004http://www.itis.usda.gov/Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetmailing and physical address

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Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetNot providedIdentified by observers or researchers conducting the surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassReptiliaOrderTestudinesSuborderCryptodiraSuperfamilyChelonioideaFamilyCheloniidaeSubfamilyCarettinaeGenusCarettaSpeciesCaretta carettaSubfamilyCheloniinaeGenusCheloniaSpeciesChelonia mydasRelational databaseCoyne, M. S., and B. J. Godley2005vector digital dataMarine Ecology Progress SeriesVol. 301: 1-7http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v301/feature/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. Hyrenbach2009Oceanography22(2):104-115 Michael Coyneseaturtle.orgmailing and physical addressmcoyne@seaturtle.org http://www.nbii.gov/ Biological Data Profile 2025082920250829 No report providednot applicableData were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.20250829 OBIS-SEAMAPNicholas School of Environment, Duke Universitymailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA919-613-8021seamap-contact@duke.eduOBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 349Not 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.FreeGo to the OBIS-SEAMAP web sitezipzipped shapefilehttp://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/349Marine Turtle Research GroupBiogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicableproject_idSTAT Project IDData providerSTAT Project IDprognumProgram numberData providerProgram numbertag_idPTT IDData providerPTT IDdatetime_utcDate and time in UTCData providerlcLocation classData provider0Location class 0Data provider1Location class 1Data provider2Location class 2Data provider3Location class 3Data providerALocation class AData providerBLocation class BData provideriqQuality indicatorData providerQuality indicatorlatitudeLatitude 1Data providerlongitudeLongitude 1Data providerdir1Dir 1Data providerDir 1nb_mesNumber of messages receivedData providerNumber of messages receivedbig_nb_mesData providerbest_levelBest signal strength in dBData providerBest signal strength in dBpass_durationPass duration in secondsData providerPass duration in secondsnopcNumber Of Plausibility Checks successful (from 0-4)Data providerNumber Of Plausibility Checks successful (from 0-4)calcul_freqCalculated frequencyData providerCalculated frequencyaltitudeAltitude used for location calculationData providerAltitude used for location calculationsensorsSensorsData providerSensorsspeciesSpecies nameData providerSpecies namesp_tsnITIS Taxonomic Serial NumberData providerITIS Taxonomic Serial NumberData providerlc_filterParameters to location filteringData providerParameters to location filteringspeed_filterParameters to speed filteringData providerParameters to speed filteringdistance_filterParameters to distance filteringData providerParameters to distance filteringtopo_filterParameters to topo filteringData providerParameters to topo filteringtime_filterParameters to time filteringData providerParameters to time filteringangle_filterParameters to angle filteringData providerParameters to angle filteringlife_stageLife stage of the animalData providerAdultLife stage of the animal AdultData providergenderGender of the animalData providerFemaleGender of the animal FemaleData providerwetdryWet or dryData providerWet or drywetdry_filterParameters to Wet or dry filterintData providerParameters to Wet or dry filterintobs_datetimeDate and time (local time zone)Data providertimezone_hTime difference from UTCData providerTime difference from UTCobs_countAnimal count (always 1)Data providerGCS_WGS_1984Decimal degrees0.0010.001D_WGS_1984WGS_19846378137.000000298.257224