University of Eldoret satellite tracked green sea turtles from Kenya 2012 under SWIOFP

Rose Machaku; Jérôme Bourjea; Mayeul Dalleau; Jérôme Bourjea; Mayeul Dalleau

doi:10.15468/qetjzx

University of Eldoret satellite tracked green sea turtles from Kenya 2012 under SWIOFP

Citation

Machaku R, Bourjea J, Dalleau M, OBIS-SEAMAP (2021). University of Eldoret satellite tracked green sea turtles from Kenya 2012 under SWIOFP. OBIS-SEAMAP. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/qetjzx accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.

Description

Original provider: University of Eldoret, Kenya Dataset credits: University of Eldoret, Kenya Institut Français pour L'Exploitation de la Mer Kélonia Abstract: Satellites tracking of marine turtles was done to identify the main feeding sites of marine turtle nesting in Kenya and assess the interaction between marine turtle and industrial fisheries during their migration. Three nesting sea turtles were tracked from a beach in the North coast of Kenya (-3.83°S, 39.82°E). One of the turtle moved North to a known foraging creek (Takaungu), while another moved to a foraging ground on the South (Gazi). The third turtle just foraged on the near shore reef within where it was tagged. Purpose: The purpose of the tracking was identify the main feeding sites of marine turtle nesting in Kenya and assess the interaction between marine turtle and industrial fisheries during their migration. Supplemental information: N/A

Purpose

The purpose of the tracking was identify the main feeding sites of marine turtle nesting in Kenya and assess the interaction between marine turtle and industrial fisheries during their migration.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

NA

Sampling

NA

Method steps

NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Chelonia mydas
common name: Green Sea Turtle rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Kenya,East Africa,Western Indian Ocean

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Rose Machaku
originator
position: Primary contact
University of Eldoret, Kenya
email: rosebahati@gmail.com

Jérôme Bourjea
originator
position: Secondary contact
IFREMER
email: jerome.bourjea@ifremer.fr
homepage: http://www.ifremer.fr/lareunion

Mayeul Dalleau
originator
position: Secondary contact
CEDTM
email: mayeuldalleau@cedtm-asso.org

OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu

OBIS-SEAMAP
distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu

Rose Machaku
owner
position: Primary contact
University of Eldoret, Kenya
email: rosebahati@gmail.com

Jérôme Bourjea
originator
position: Secondary contact
IFREMER
email: jerome.bourjea@ifremer.fr
homepage: http://www.ifremer.fr/lareunion

Mayeul Dalleau
originator
position: Secondary contact
CEDTM
email: mayeuldalleau@cedtm-asso.org

Rose Machaku
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
University of Eldoret, Kenya
email: rosebahati@gmail.com