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
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lepidochelys olivacea
olive ridley turtle - Location
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Cape York Peninsula
- Date Range
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2010-07-01 to 2010-09-09
- Animals
- Detections
- Spatial Reference System
Citations
- ZoaTrack Dataset
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- 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
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- Contact
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- Hamish Campbell
- Charles Darwin University
- hamish.campbell@cdu.edu.au
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