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East Pacific Sea Turtle Tracking Project (1996-1997)
Entry ID: seamap105

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Summary
Abstract: The oceanic movements of a captive-raised adult loggerhead turtle
(Caretta caretta) were monitored with satellite telemetry for 368 days from 10
August 1996 to 12 August 1997. During this time the turtle migrated across the
Pacific Ocean, covering more than 11,500 km between Santa Rosaliita, Baja
California, Mexico (28 40N, 114 14W), and Sendai Bay, Japan (37 54N, 140 56E).
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Purpose: Juvenile loggerhead turtles, Caretta caretta, in the 20 - 85 cm
straight carapace length (SCL) size range have been observed in the offshore
waters along the Pacific coast of California, USA, and the Baja California
peninsula, Mexico (Pitman 1990, Nichols, in press). Bartlett (1989) suggested
that these turtles might be of western Pacific origin, migrating 10,000 km and
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 39.84   S: 21.57   E: -114.24   W: 140.92

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Blue Ocean Institute
Dataset Title: East Pacific Sea Turtle Tracking Project (1996-1997)
Dataset Series Name: OBIS-SEAMAP
Dataset Release Date: 2004-05-14 14:13:38.480263-04
Dataset Release Place: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/
Dataset Publisher: OBIS-SEAMAP
Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Online Resource: http://www.blueoceaninstitute.org
Parent DIF
This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
OBIS-SEAMAP
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1996-08-11
Stop Date: 1997-08-13
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 0.000167 Decimal degrees
Longitude Resolution: 0.000167 Decimal degrees
Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 meter - < 30 meters
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Platform
RADIO TRANSMITTERS Ancillary Description
Project
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
Data Center
OBIS Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: PATRICK N. HALPIN
Phone: 919-613-8062
Email: phalpin at duke.edu
Contact Address:
Duke University
Box 90328
City: Durham
Province or State: NC
Postal Code: 27708
Country: USA
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EI FUJIOKA
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: 919-613-8021
Fax: 919-684-8741
Email: efujioka at duke.edu
Contact Address:
LSRC A321
Box 90328
City: Durham
Province or State: NC
Postal Code: 27708
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Nichols,W.J., A. Resendiz, J.A.Seminoff, and B. Resendiz. Transpacific
migration of a loggerhead turtle monitored by satellite telemetry. 2000.
Bulletin of Marine Science. 67:937-47.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2007-01-22
Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-01-13

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