Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Kristen Hart
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Kristen Hart, Keith Ludwig, Billy Reynolds
Data Type(s): Biological Field Study: Surveys (biological)
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Servicing 7 acoustic receivers, and tag female loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) with satellite tags
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Key West, FL
End Port/Location: Key West, FL
Start Date: 2010-05-24
End Date: 2010-06-01
Equipment Used: Satellite Tag
Information to be Derived: Animals that moved through zones where acoustic receivers are located, collect biological samples from tagged turtles, deploy satellite tags on turtles to begin to track their daily movements in and around the Tortugas.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff: Kristen Hart, Keith Ludwig, Billy Reynolds
Affiliate Staff:
Notes:
Location:
Dry Tortugas National Park, FL and Loggerhead Key
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 24.72559292 | South: 24.34060703 | West: -83.1438 | East: -82.33217999 |
Platform(s):
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| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satellite Tag | --- | Experiments (biological) Surveys (biological) |