Bald Head Island 2006: Loggerhead Turtles

Marine Turtle Research Group

Dataset credit

Data provider
Marine Turtle Research Group
Originating data center
Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)
Project partner
This project is a collaboration among the Marine Turtle Research Group (Brendan Godley, Annette Broderick, Lucy Hawkes), Michael Coyne (SEATURTLE.ORG & Duke University), the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (Matthew Godfrey) and the Bald Head Island Conservancy.
Project sponsor or sponsor description
This project was funded by grants from the WAVE Foundation at the Newport Aquarium, Kentucky, and the Natural Environmental Research Council as well as donations from the Bald Head Island Conservancy and SEATURTLE.ORG.

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Michael Coyne seaturtle.org

Citation

Abstract

This project aims to find out more about the post nesting migratory movements of loggerhead sea turtles from Bald Head Island, North Carolina. Four nesting females were tracked each in 2003 through 2005 and made impressive movements north, using waters as far away as New Jersey. All four of the transmitters from 2005 are still transmitting. The transmitters provided us with some interesting, novel and useful data about the migratory and foraging behaviour and natural history of the loggerhead sea turtle in this region. This summer's deployments will complement the results from previous years and provide us with a wider insight into North Carolina sea turtle biology.

Purpose

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Supplemental information

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References

Attributes

Overview

This section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.

Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
Only minimum required attributes are visible and downloadable online. Other attributes may be obtained upon provider's permission.

Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
prognumProgram number
tag_idPTT ID
lcLocation class
iqQuality indicator
dir1Dir 1
nb_mesNumber of messages received
big_nb_mesdefinition not provided
best_levelBest signal strength in dB
pass_durationPass duration in seconds
nopcNumber Of Plausibility Checks successful (from 0-4)
calcul_freqCalculated frequency
altitudeAltitude used for location calculation
sensorsSensors
speciesSpecies name
project_idSTAT Project ID
lc_filterParameters to location filtering
speed_filterParameters to speed filtering
distance_filterParameters to distance filtering
topo_filterParameters to topo filtering
time_filterParameters to time filtering
angle_filterParameters to angle filtering
life_stageLife stage of the animal
genderGender of the animal
wetdryWet or dry
wetdry_filterParameters to Wet or dry filterint
obs_datetimeDate and time (local time zone)
timezone_hTime difference from UTC
OBIS-SEAMAP ID954
Seabirds0
Marine mammals0
Sea turtles3,803
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total3,803
Date, Begin2006-07-09
Date, End2007-10-27
Temporal prec.111111
Latitude26.76 - 41.64
Longitude-115.68 - -45.58
Coord. prec.3 decimal digits
PlatformTag
Data typeTelemetry location
TracklinesYES (ID: 964)
Traveled (km)53,041
Travel hours38,563
Contr. throughSatellite Tracking and Analysis Tool
Registered2013-04-30
Updated2024-02-29
StatusPublished
Sharing policy Permission required
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