Maldivian Sea Turtle Conservation Program- LG

Original provider:
SEAMARC / Four Seasons Resorts Maldives

Dataset credits:
Data provider
LGSTRC
Originating data center
<a href='http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/' target='_blank'>Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru, Baa Atoll, Maldives
Project sponsor or sponsor description
Four Seasons Resort at Landaa Giraavaru, Baa Atoll, Maldives

Abstract:
The Maldivian Sea Turtle Conservation Program (MSTCP) was started in 2011 by our small team of Seamarc marine biologists at the Four Seasons resorts, Maldives. Our preliminary objective is to produce an estimated inventory of sea turtles using a photo identification monitoring method. This will allow us to better understand turtle population and migration patterns. A major threat these creatures are facing in the country is turtle and egg poaching. For this reason, one aspect of the MSTCP consists of protecting turtle nesting sites and rearing a few individuals per clutch in order to increase their survival rate.<br><br>Off shore, Olive Ridley Sea Turtles are particularly exposed to Ghost Nets. Another aspect of the MSTCP is to rescue and rehabilitate injured Olive Ridley Sea Turtles and track them after release to study both the success of rehabilitation and the global distribution of the species in the Indian Ocean.

原始数据提供方：
SEAMARC / 马尔代夫四季酒店（Four Seasons Resorts Maldives）

数据集署名信息：
数据提供方：LGSTRC
原始数据中心：<a href='http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/' target='_blank'>卫星跟踪与分析工具（Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool, STAT）</a>
项目合作方：马尔代夫巴阿环礁兰达吉拉瓦鲁四季酒店（Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru, Baa Atoll, Maldives）
项目资助方或资助说明：马尔代夫巴阿环礁兰达吉拉瓦鲁四季酒店（Four Seasons Resort at Landaa Giraavaru, Baa Atoll, Maldives）

摘要：
马尔代夫海龟保护计划（Maldivian Sea Turtle Conservation Program, MSTCP）由SEAMARC团队旗下位于马尔代夫四季酒店的小型海洋生物学家小组于2011年启动。本项目的初步目标为采用照片识别监测法估算海龟种群数量，以此深入解析海龟种群结构与洄游规律。当前该国海龟面临的主要威胁为海龟及龟蛋盗猎行为，因此马尔代夫海龟保护计划的核心工作之一为保护海龟筑巢栖息地，并对每窝卵中的部分幼体开展人工繁育，以提升其存活率。

近岸海域中，橄榄鳞海龟（Olive Ridley Sea Turtles）极易受到幽灵渔网的威胁。本计划的另一项工作内容为救助并康复受伤的橄榄鳞海龟，并在其放归后进行跟踪监测，以评估康复项目的实施成效，同时研究该物种在印度洋的全球分布格局。