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Cayman Islands 2004: Loggerhead & Green Turtles
Citatie
Coyne, M. S., and B. J. Godley. 2005. Satellite Tracking and Analysis Toos (STAT): an integrated system for archiving, analyzing and mapping animal tracking data. Marine Ecology Progress Series. Vol. 301: 1-7. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/3603


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Beschrijving
Satellite telemetry tracking of loggerhead & green turtles in Cayman Islands. meer

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. 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.

Scope
Thema's:
Biologie > Reptielen
Kernwoorden:
Marien/Kust, A, Atlantic, Testudines

Geografische spreiding
A, Atlantic [Marine Regions]

Spreiding in de tijd
26 Juni 2004 - 10 Juli 2005

Taxonomic coverage
Testudines [WoRMS]

Bijdrage door
Marine Turtle Research Group, meer

Gerelateerde datasets
Gepubliceerd in:
OBIS-SEAMAP: Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations, meer

Publicatie
Gebaseerd op deze dataset
Coyne, M.S.; Godley, B.J. (2005). Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT): an integrated system for archiving, analyzing and mapping animal tracking data. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 301: 1-7, meer

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Dataset status: Afgelopen
Data type: Data
Data oorsprong: Onderzoek
Metadatarecord aangemaakt: 2012-11-27
Informatie laatst gewijzigd: 2012-11-27
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