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Apudthama Ranger flatback tracking project
Citation
Bell I. 2016. Apudthama Ranger flatback tracking project. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1213) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/5329
Contact: Bell, Ian
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Archived data
Availability: Creative Commons License This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Notes: Only data aggregated per 1-degree cell are available through OBIS. For access to additional data, the provider needs to be contacted.
Description
Little is known of the inter-nesting and feeding habitat used by flatback turtles nesting on the northern part of Cape York Peninsula. This project is part of a state-wide turtle and dugong awareness program designed to shed light on where the feeding areas are for these turtles. more

Apudthama Rangers named their turtles ‘Kiku’ and 'Cecilia'.
Kiku and Cecilia laid their eggs on Jardine River beach at approximately 7.30pm on 12 September 2014. Upon finishing laying they were intercepted by the Apudthama rangers and taken back to camp for satellite transmitter attachment, assessment and sampling.
They were also tagged with both titanium tags and pit tags for future identification and mark recapture analysis. They both appeared to be in good health.
Kiku and Cecilia were successfully released and watched from the beach by Rangers as they swam towards the horizon, hopefully to return again soon to nest or shed light on their migration pathways and feeding areas.
Only data aggregated per 1-degree cell are available through OBIS. For access to additional data, the provider needs to be contacted.
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Reptiles
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Satellite tracking, Australia, Natator depressus (Garman, 1880)
Geographical coverage
Australia [Marine Regions]
Temporal coverage
17 September 2014 - 28 February 2015
Taxonomic coverage
Natator depressus (Garman, 1880) [WoRMS]
Parameter
Occurrence of biota
Contributors
Queensland Government; Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, more, data provider, data creator
Bell, Ian
Queensland Government; Department of Natural Resources and Mines (DERM), more, data provider
Related datasets
Published in:
OBIS-SEAMAP: Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations, more
URLs
Dataset information:
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Monitoring: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2016-05-26
Information last updated: 2016-05-31
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