CARESAT

Original provider:
Islameta Group, University of Pisa

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Islameta Group, Dept. of Biology - University of Pisa
Originating data center
<a href='http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/' target='_blank'>Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
Parco Regionale della Maremma (Maremma Regional Park)
Project sponsor or sponsor description
Osservatorio Toscano Cetacei e Tartarughe (Tuscan Observatory Cetaceans and Turtles)

Abstract:
CARESAT is a project funded by the Tuscany Region (Italy) aiming to use satellite telemetry to increase the limited information currently available on the movements of loggerhead turtles frequenting Tuscany waters and the Pelagos Marine Sanctuary. To this aim, turtles found in Tuscan waters and rehabilitated in Tuscan rescue centers will be equipped with satellite transmitters, to reconstruct the movements made by tracked individuals, to identify the areas of the Sanctuary that are mainly frequented, and to reveal hitherto unknown aspects of their ecology and behavior.