https://doi.org/10.82144/069d3642 https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/953 https://www.gbif.org/dataset/ff6a218e-2be5-418f-afb9-91b9db354bbc https://obis.org/dataset/5fbb49a1-efdb-443b-bc9e-87cdc0db9e4f Mark Dodd Georgia Department of Natural Resources Primary contact mark.dodd@dnr.state.ga.us OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Mark Dodd Georgia Department of Natural Resources Primary contact mark.dodd@dnr.state.ga.us owner Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool seaturtle.org mcoyne@seaturtle.org http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/ originator 2025-07-31 eng Original provider: Mark Dodd Dataset credits: Data provider Georgia Department of Natural Resources Originating data center <a href='http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/' target='_blank'>Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a> Project partner This project is a collaboration between the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the University of Georgia-Warnell School of Forest Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Abstract: The purpose of this study is to document inter-nesting habitat use, migratory pathways, and post-nesting movements of Georgia?s nesting loggerhead turtles using satellite and conventional telemetry. Loggerhead turtle movements will be compared with the distributions of commercial fishing and dredging activity and results will be used to make management recommendations to protect adult loggerhead sea turtles and their habitats. During the second year of our study, We deployed a total of twelve satellite transmitters on Sapelo (8) and Blackbeard Islands (4). In addition to monitoring loggerhead movement patterns, our tracking project provides a unique educational opportunity for students to learn more about Georgia?s loggerhead turtles and coastal marine ecosystems. School kids from grades K-5 were given the opportunity to submit names for eight of the turtles. Over 240 Georgia students in kindergarten through fifth grade took part in the sea turtle naming contest. Click on each individual turtle to get more information. Marine Biology Telemetry Tagged animal N/A <a href='http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=82' target='_new'>Visit STAT's project page</a> for additional information. The access to this work requires permission. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/953 Oceans -137.615 -10.97 50.284 20.532 2005-05-21 2007-01-24 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). species Caretta caretta Loggerhead sea turtle asNeeded Mark Dodd Georgia Department of Natural Resources Primary contact mark.dodd@dnr.state.ga.us NA NA NA Mark Dodd owner NA zd_953 2025-07-31T16:05:45-04:00 dataset Dodd M. 2024. Georgia Loggerhead Tracking Project 2005. 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=82). https://doi.org/10.82144/069d3642. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/953 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/953/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/953/eml STAT Project Page UTF-8 Original web site http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=82 OBIS-SEAMAP zd_953 zd_953 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.