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Tracking Olive Ridley turtles off Cape York Peninsula using satellite tags

Four endangered Olive Ridley turtles were washed up on a beach on the west coast of Cape York peninsula ensnared in ghost nets. The animals were rehabilitated at a facility at Pennefather. Upon release they were fitted with an Argos satellite transmitter to determine their movements and survival potential.

Project Summary

Species

lepidochelys olivacea
olive ridley turtle

Location

Cape York Peninsula

Date Range

2010-07-01 to 2010-09-09

Animals

4 animals

Detections

318 detections

Spatial Reference System

EPSG:3577

Citations

ZoaTrack Dataset
  • Dwyer, R, Campbell, H (2016) Data from: 'Tracking Olive Ridley turtles off Cape York Peninsula using satellite tags'. ZoaTrack.org. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4226/68/5701F923DB7E6

Project Contributors

  • Ross Dwyer, The University of Queensland
  • Hamish Campbell, The University of Queensland

Data Access

Open Access

The data in this project is publicly available under a Creative Commons Attribution License. If you use these data in any type of publication then you must cite the project DOI (if available) or any published peer-reviewed papers associated with the study. We strongly encourage you to contact the data custodians to discuss data usage and appropriate accreditation.

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