Juvenile Green Sea Turtles from Argentina

Data provider: Regional Program for Sea Turtle Research and Conservation of Argentina; Originating data center: Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT); Project sponsor or sponsor description: Buenos Aires Zoo Velero Haiku, Club Náutico Bahía Blanca, Argentina Zoo Conservation Outreach Group (ZCOG)[ENGLISH] Argentina is the southernmost green turtle boundary of the West Atlantic Ocean. Early juveniles of this species inhabit the coastal waters of Argentina with evidence of the occurrence of green turtles along 2800 km of coastline; from Gualeguaychu (33º01'S, 58º30'W) to Puerto Piramides (42º34'S, 64º16'W). Individuals seem to be congregated at estuarine areas such as Samborombon Bay (34º- 36ºS to 55.5º- 57ºW) and Bahia Blanca estuary (38º- 35ºS to 61º- 62ºW) during the warm season. In Samborombon Bay, incidental capture of turtles in gillnets and marine debris ingestion have been detected as the main threats for this species. In the Bahia Blanca estuary, incidental capture in shrimp nets has been frequently recorded since 2003 and live turtles have been recovered since then. The turtles remain at the estuaries for an unknown period of time after which they migrate hypothetically to tropical latitudes. A broad understanding of the biology and ecology of this endangered species has not been achieved in this area yet. Simple questions such as how much time do the turtles spend in Argentine waters, where do they migrate next, what are they feeding on and how much of the turtles' distribution is overlapping with different anthropogenic activities are now beginning to be answered. The general goal of this project is to contribute to the conservation and knowledge of the green turtles in Argentina through community involvement and scientific research focused in their habitat use, movement patterns and feeding ecology. [ESPAÑOL] El Mar Argentino es el límite sur de la distribución de la tortuga verde en el Océano Atlántico Suroccidental. Juveniles tempranos de esta especie habitan a lo largo de 2800 km de costa, desde la ciudad de Gualeguaychu (33º01'S, 58º30'O) hasta Puerto Piramides (42º34'S, 64º16'O). La mayoría de los registros se concentra en zonas estuariales como el estuario de Bahía Blanca (38º- 35ºS to 61º- 62ºO) y la Bahía Samborombón (34º- 36ºS to 55.5º- 57ºO) durante los meses cálidos. En esta última, la captura incidental en redes de enmalle y la ingestión de residuos tales como bolsas de plástico han sido detectadas como el principal problema de conservación para esta especie. En el estuario de Bahía Blanca, la captura incidental en redes camaroneras ha sido registrada desde el año 2003, pudiéndose desde entonces recuperar los animales vivos para ser instrumentados con transmisores satelitales. Las tortugas permanecen en estos estuarios por un período de tiempo desconocido luego del cual migran hacia latitudes más cálidas al llegar el invierno. Se conoce muy poco acerca de la biología y ecología de esta especie en esta parte de su distribución. Preguntas tales como de qué se alimentan en el Mar Argentino y cuánto se superponen sus desplazamientos con actividades antrópicas como la pesca están empezando a ser respondidas. El objetivo general de este proyecto es contribuir a la conservación y al conocimiento de las tortugas verdes juveniles del Mar Argentino a través del trabajo conjunto con la comunidad y la investigación científica de sus desplazamientos, uso de hábitat y alimentación. Visit STAT's project page for additional information at http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=280Carman V.2016Juvenile Green Sea Turtles from Argentinahttps://doi.org/10.82144/7d6c1a90OBIS-SEAMAP441http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/441OBIS-SEAMAPvector digital dataoriginated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=280)Version 1.0.0ground condition2008022120090502CompleteAs needed-93.576-38.518-26.46-45.187-93.576-38.518-26.46-45.187OceanNoneMarine BiologyThe 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: Carman V.. 2016. Juvenile Green Sea Turtles from Argentina. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/441) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=280) 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. 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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.ShapefileVictoria CarmanRegional Program for Sea Turtle Research and Conservation of Argentina (PRICTMA)mailing and physical addressvgcarman@gmail.comunknownTaxon coveredSea turtlesIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemUnknownIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemNot 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 surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassReptiliaOrderTestudinesSuborderCryptodiraSuperfamilyChelonioideaFamilyCheloniidaeSubfamilyCheloniinaeGenusCheloniaSpeciesChelonia mydasRelational databaseCoyne, M. S., and B. J. Godley2005OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributionsvector digital dataMarine Ecology Progress SeriesVol. 301: 1-7http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v301/feature/OBIS-SEAMAPNicholas School of Environment, Duke Universitymailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA919-613-8021seamap-contact@duke.eduOBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 441FreeGo to the OBIS-SEAMAP web sitezipzipped shapefilehttp://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/441Michael Coyneseaturtle.orgmailing and physical addressmcoyne@seaturtle.orghttp://www.nbii.gov/Biological Data Profile2016121520161215not applicableData were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.20161123No report providedRegional Program for Sea Turtle Research and Conservation of ArgentinaBiogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicableproject_idSTAT Project IDData providerSTAT Project IDprognumProgram numberData providerProgram numbertag_idPTT IDData providerPTT IDdatetime_utcDate and time in UTCData provider2008-02-22 01:39:262009-05-03 02:15:59lcLocation classData provider0Location class 0Data provider1Location class 1Data provider2Location class 2Data provider3Location class 3Data providerALocation class AData providerBLocation class BData provideriqQuality indicatorData providerQuality indicatorlatitudeLatitude 1Data provider-45.187000-26.460000longitudeLongitude 1Data provider-93.576000-38.518000dir1Dir 1Data providerDir 1nb_mesNumber of messages receivedData providerNumber of messages receivedbig_nb_mesdefinition not providedData providerdefinition not providedbest_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 providerjuvenileLife stage of the animal juvenileData providergenderGender of the animalData providerUnknownGender of the animal UnknownData 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 provider2008-02-21 22:39:262009-05-02 23:15:59timezone_hTime difference from UTCData providerTime difference from UTCobs_countAnimal count (always 1)Data provider11GCS_WGS_1984Decimal degrees0.0010.001D_WGS_1984WGS_19846378137.000000298.257224