WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.2.2 - Key biological indices required to understand and manage nesting sea turtles along the Kimberley coast

The main components of the project were:1) to map the distribution of nesting beaches across the Kimberley in space and time; 2) define nesting stocks of green and flatback turtles; 3) develop understanding of their thermal biology and the implications of climate change; and 4) ensure Indigenous involvement through engagement, employment, participation, planning and training. Data includes (TBC)- Turtle track counts (onground) Cape Domett flatback; Raw geo referenced counts- Turtle track counts (onground) Eighty Mile Beach; Raw geo-referenced- Turtle track counts (onground) Multiple locations; Raw geo-referenced- Aerial Survey – turtle track counts (Jan 2014); Unprocessed images- Aerial Survey – turtle track counts (Jan 2014); Turtle track locations- Aerial Survey – turtle track counts (Jul 2014); Unprocessed images- Aerial Survey – turtle track counts (Jul2014); Turtle track locations- Priority nesting beaches by species; Processed locations- Weather Data – Cape Domett; Raw - Weather Data – Location 2 UWA (WAMSI) Eighty Mile Beach; Raw- Weather Data –3 Raw UWA (WAMSI) Short Term Deployments; Raw- Physiological datasets for flatback embryos- Genetic Samples for green, flatback and other marine turtles- DNA sequences (mitochondrial DNA for green turtles). Will be deposited on Genbank (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank- Genotypes for flatback and green turtles ; Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (genotype – by–sequencing) will deposit on DRYAD digital repository (http://datadryad.org)- Genotypes of flatback and green turtles; Microsateliite DNA polymorphisms, will deposit on DRYAD digital repository (http://datadryad.org)