https://doi.org/10.82144/85b402ce https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/580 https://www.gbif.org/dataset/69acad6f-26e6-4dcc-86b2-9d0336301048 https://obis.org/dataset/afb23951-7a91-44f5-9c70-1c569bc7f996 Zahirul Islam Bangladesh Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking Project-Marinelife Alliance Primary contact marinelife.al@gmail.com OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Zahirul Islam Bangladesh Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking Project-Marinelife Alliance Primary contact marinelife.al@gmail.com owner Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool seaturtle.org mcoyne@seaturtle.org http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/ originator 2025-07-31 eng Original provider: Sea Turtle Project-Bangladesh/Marinelife Alliance Dataset credits: Data provider Satellite Tracking Project-Marinelife Alliance Originating data center <a href='http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/' target='_blank'>Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a> Abstract: Marinelife Alliance, conservation and research organization working for marine life particularly on sea turtle, cetacean, coral reefs and water birds along the coast and marine waters of Bangladesh. As part of sea turtle research we started satellite tracking on sea turtle to explore their critical offshore biological information needed to apply the conservation measures to save them. All sea turtle are endangered throughout the world including Bangladesh. Most of the offshore scientific information is unknown to us about this rare animal and each year thousands of sea turtles die due to bycatch in Bangladesh marine waters. Sea turtles are highly migratory and share international waters including many countries maritime territory that increases their chance of being caught by various type of fishing nets spread over the vast marine waters. Bangladesh is signatory of the regional and international conventions and treaties to save the endangered sea turtle. To save these global flagship species we need to uncover their migratory routes through which they come to breed and lay eggs in our long sandy beaches each winter, the coastal habitat they use during nesting season and pathways to long distance migrations at post nesting period. To understand this critical information we are going to set Satellite transmitters on olive ridley and green turtle following recognized scientific methods and protocols developed by pioneering sea turtle scientists throughout the world. This satellite tracking on sea turtle is first time in Bangladesh. This will reveal migratory routes of our sea turtle, depth they dive with temperature, nesting intervals and foraging habitat they use. This uncover will tremendously help in national sea turtle conservation efforts. The results will be used by large number of academics and students in the country and Government Department like Department of Forest, Department of Environment, Department of Fisheries, Bangladesh Coast Guard and Navy. We specially encourage your participation and cooperation to accomplish our efforts and fulfill the goal to save sea turtle in our marine waters. Marine Biology Telemetry Tagged animal N/A <a href='http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=487' target='_new'>Visit STAT's project page</a> for additional information. The access to this work requires permission. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/580 Oceans 48.841 106.972 22.359 4.878 2010-04-11 2017-05-23 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). species Chelonia mydas Green sea turtle species Lepidochelys olivacea Olive ridley asNeeded Zahirul Islam Bangladesh Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking Project-Marinelife Alliance Primary contact marinelife.al@gmail.com NA NA NA Zahirul Islam owner NA zd_580 2025-07-31T14:33:14-04:00 dataset Islam Z. 2025. Bangladesh Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking Project-Marinelife Alliance. 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=487). https://doi.org/10.82144/85b402ce. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/580 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/580/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/580/eml STAT Project Page UTF-8 Original web site http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=487 OBIS-SEAMAP zd_580 zd_580 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.