Dive data for loggerhead sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico, 2011-2013
Dates
Publication Date
2019-08-09
Start Date
2011
End Date
2013
Citation
Iverson, A.R., Fujisaki, I., Lamont, M.M., and Hart, K.M., 2019, Dive data for loggerhead sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico, 2011-2013: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9PY9YBZ.
Summary
This data contains one comma-delimited file with data collected from dive-logging satellite tags placed on loggerhead sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico. Specifically, the file contains the turtle's platform transmitter terminal (PTT; satellite tag) number, the date and time (in UTC) of the dive data collected, the behavioral mode of the turtle on that date, and the dive data values. These values are identified by the column "bin_type_num" which includes the type of bin and what level, as well as "value", which includes either the number or percent of dives.
Summary
This data contains one comma-delimited file with data collected from dive-logging satellite tags placed on loggerhead sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico. Specifically, the file contains the turtle's platform transmitter terminal (PTT; satellite tag) number, the date and time (in UTC) of the dive data collected, the behavioral mode of the turtle on that date, and the dive data values. These values are identified by the column "bin_type_num" which includes the type of bin and what level, as well as "value", which includes either the number or percent of dives.
These data were collected to understand the dive patterns of loggerhead sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico to inform conservation and management decisions.
