Cayman Islands 2004: Loggerhead & Green Turtles (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Original provider: Cayman Islands Department of Environment Dataset credits: Data provider Marine Turtle Research Group Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Project partner This project represents a collaborative effort between the Cayman Islands Department of Environment and the Marine Turtle Research Group of the University of Exeter in Cornwall (UK). Project sponsor or sponsor description Satellite transmitters and satellite time were generously sponsored by schools, businesses, and community organizations in the Cayman Islands. This project also supported by the UK Government's ( Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development ) Overseas Territories Environment Programme (OTEP) and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Abstract: When Christopher Columbus discovered the Cayman Islands in 1503, he named them Las Tortugas (the turtles). Ferdinand Columbus recounted that the islands were ?full of tortoises, as was all the sea about, insomuch as that they looked like little rocks? The green turtle population was estimated at over 6.5 million turtles at the time of the discovery, and turtle fishing (turtling) came to form the basis of the economy and culture of the Cayman Islands. This historical importance is memorialized in our Coat of Arms and currency, but by the beginning of the 19th century, commercial exploitation had driven the immense green turtle nesting population in the Cayman Islands to the brink of extinction. Wild turtles continue have a central place in the memories and experiences of many of our citizens, but today, only a few dozen nesting sea turtles remain. Where do these endangered greens and loggerheads go after they leave our beaches? With the help of schools and the community, the Cayman Islands Department of Environment and the Marine Turtle Research Group have begun a satellite telemetry project to track our historically and culturally important sea turtles for the first time. Supplemental information: Visit STAT's project page for additional information. This dataset is a summarized representation of the telemetry locations aggregated per species per 1-degree cell.

原始提供方：开曼群岛环境部
数据集致谢：数据提供方为海洋海龟研究组，原始数据中心为卫星追踪与分析工具（Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool，STAT）。本项目由英国康沃尔郡埃克塞特大学海洋海龟研究组与开曼群岛环境部联合开展。
项目资助说明：卫星发射器及卫星使用时长由开曼群岛的学校、企业与社区组织慷慨赞助。本项目同时得到英国政府（外交与联邦事务部及国际发展部）海外领地环境计划（Overseas Territories Environment Programme，OTEP）与自然环境研究委员会（Natural Environment Research Council，NERC）的支持。
摘要：1503年，克里斯托弗·哥伦布发现开曼群岛时，将其命名为Las Tortugas（意为“海龟群岛”）。费迪南德·哥伦布曾记载，该群岛“遍地皆是陆龟，周遭海域亦然，远望仿若座座小石丘”。群岛被发现时，绿海龟种群数量预估超650万只，海龟捕捞（亦称捕龟业）随后成为开曼群岛经济与文化的核心支柱。这一历史意义被镌刻在开曼群岛的国徽与货币之上，但至19世纪初，商业捕捞已使当地庞大的绿海龟筑巢种群濒临灭绝。如今，野生海龟仍是许多当地民众记忆与生活体验中的重要组成部分，但现存筑巢海龟仅余数十只。这些濒危的绿海龟与红海龟离开海滩后去向何方？在学校与社区的协助下，开曼群岛环境部与海洋海龟研究组首次启动卫星遥测项目，对这些承载着历史与文化价值的海龟进行追踪。
补充信息：如需获取更多相关信息，请访问STAT项目页面。本数据集为按物种分类、按1度网格单元汇总的遥测定位数据的简化呈现。