Dataset

CNMI Sea Turtle Program satellite tracked green turtles 2011

OBIS-SEAMAP Open in mapper Explore occurrences

Original provider: NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center & Regional Office, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Lands & Natural Resources, Division of Fish & Wildlife Dataset credits: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Sea Turtle Program Abstract: Sea turtles are cultural ambassadors, connecting people and nations of the Pacific. This collaborative satellite tagging project has not only increased our understanding of CNMI sea turtle biology and migration and engaged local communities and conservation partners, but has also stretched across ocean basins connecting the Pacific Islands with the IOSEA.

Citation: Summers, T. 2013. CNMI Sea Turtle Program satellite tracked green turtles 2011. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/a921b5a8.

Published: October 08, 2025 at 01:01

URL: http://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_974

Tammy Summers
Department of Lands & Natural Resources, Division of Fish & Wildlife, Sea Turtle Program

27
occurrence records
1
taxa
1
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 27
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 27
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 27
100.0%

Quality flags

The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 27
100.0%
ON_LAND 2
7.4%

Measurement types

DNA derived data