Dataset

Satellite-tracking of loggerhead sea turtles tracked from western Mediterranean

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Satellite-tracking data of 44 loggerhead sea turtles tracked from western Mediterranean between 2016-2018. Our dataset consists in a CSV file-format which provides the turtle identity name or number, the date and coordinates of the location data, and the Argos location class associated. A metadata spreadsheet file is also provided with other relevant information. Raw data was compiled from Argos, only Doppler locations class 2 and higher were included in the OBIS-ENV data transformation to provide location accuracy. Original dataset download link https://cloud.emodnet-ingestion.eu/index.php/s/wF4jn2ypDiAgJ2U

Citation
Abalo Morla S.; Technical University of Valencia (UPV), Spain; (2023): Satellite-tracking of loggerhead sea turtles tracked from western Mediterranean.
Published
September 17, 2025 at 08:35
First registration
December 09, 2022 at 16:07
License
To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0)

Contacts

Sara Abalo Morla
Technical University of Valencia; Department of Transportation Infrastructures and Engineering

Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

24,125
total submitted occurrences
24,125
accepted occurrences
216,398
measurements and facts
1
taxa
1
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 24,125
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 24,125
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 24,125
100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 24,125
100.0%
ON_LAND 846
3.5%

Measurement types

DNA derived data