Gulf Green Turtle Project 2016-2019 Deployments 2019 (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Original provider:
Emirates Nature - WWF

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Emirates Wildlife Society WWF - Marine Research Foundation
Originating data center
<a href=\"http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/\">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
This project is implemented by Emirates Nature - WWF, formerly known as Emirates Wildlife Society-WWF, with scientific advice from the Marine Research Foundation (MRF).Emirates Nature - WWF is an environmental non-governmental organization registered in the United Arab Emirates. Since its establishment in 2001, EWS has been working in association with WWF. The mission of Emirates Nature - WWF is to work with people and institutions within the UAE and the region, to conserve biodiversity, tackle climate change and reduce the ecological footprint through education, awareness, policy, and science-based conservation initiatives. So far, projects have included the establishment of protected areas, protection of species and habitats and increasing environmental awareness through education programmes.The Marine Research Foundation conducts management-oriented research to support conservation of marine resources, particularly sea turtles and dugongs, in Southeast Asia and other Indo-Pacific sites. The Foundation carries out a number of projects related to biodiversity assessment and conservation, and provides management-oriented solutions to Government administrations and conservationists. Based in Malaysia, MRF runs projects in numerous countries and has a key focus area in the Middle East, with current direct involvement in marine turtle projects in Qatar, UAE, and Oman, and past involvement in projects in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Yemen.
Project sponsor or sponsor description
This project is implemented with the gracious and generous participation of the following agencies:The Environment Agency - Abu DhabiThe Environment Protection &amp; Development Authority- Ras Al KhaimahThe Ministry of Climate Change and Environment - United Arab EmiratesThe Ministry of Environment and Climate Change - Sultanate of OmanThe Environment Society of OmanFive Oceans Environmental Services

Abstract:
Marine turtles are integral components of the Arabian region marine ecosystems, and a priority conservation component of national and regional conservation programmes. Sea turtles are protected in all countries bordering the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and are a priority species in Emirates Nature-WWF's Strategy 2015-2020, as well as WWF’s Global Marine Turtle Strategy 2012-2020 (WWF, 2012).Turtles are in danger from accidental bycatch of juveniles and adults in fishing operations, marine habitat alteration and degradation, exploitation of eggs, loss of nesting beaches, and potentially through rising temperatures with climate change. Younger turtles are also impacted by cold-stunning events during winter months.A small number of protected areas exist which encompass certain life stages of sea turtles in the Gulf region, but these are spatially-limited given the state of knowledge on turtle habitat use - we have little information on where green turtles migrate to following nesting areas, and where key foraging and development grounds are found. The Gulf Green Turtle Project will allow us to decipher the migration paths of green sea turtles, as these comprise the most abundant turtle species in the inner Gulf region and the second most abundant in Oman, and will identify linkages between foraging and nesting populations within the important Gulf biogeographic region, allowing us to guide conservation actions and raise awareness of the importance of marine turtle populations. Data resulting from this work will inform managers of critical in–water habitats utilised by Arabian turtles, and allow them to aim concerted conservation activities, including fishery regulation where applicable, to preserve turtles through all phases of their live cycle.Only tags deployed in 2019 are displayed on this site.

Supplemental information:
<a href=\"http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=1349\">Visit STAT's project page</a> 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：
Emirates Nature - WWF

数据集致谢：
数据提供方
Emirates Wildlife Society WWF - Marine Research Foundation
原始数据中心
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">卫星跟踪与分析工具（Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool, STAT）</a>
项目合作方
本项目由 Emirates Nature - WWF（前身为 Emirates Wildlife Society-WWF）实施，海洋研究基金会（Marine Research Foundation, MRF）提供科学指导。Emirates Nature - WWF是一家在阿拉伯联合酋长国注册的环境非政府组织。自2001年成立以来，该机构便与世界自然基金会（WWF）开展合作。Emirates Nature - WWF的使命是与阿联酋及本地区的民众与机构携手，通过教育、宣传、政策制定及基于科学的保护行动，保护生物多样性、应对气候变化并减少生态足迹。截至目前，其实施的项目包括建立保护区、保护物种与栖息地，以及通过教育项目提升公众环保意识。
海洋研究基金会（MRF）开展以管理为导向的研究，以支持东南亚及其他印度洋-太平洋区域的海洋资源保护，尤其是海龟和儒艮的保护。该基金会开展了多项与生物多样性评估及保护相关的项目，并为政府部门与保护工作者提供以管理为导向的解决方案。MRF总部位于马来西亚，在多个国家开展项目，其核心关注区域为中东地区，目前直接参与卡塔尔、阿联酋及阿曼的海龟保护项目，过往曾在沙特阿拉伯、巴林、科威特及也门开展相关项目。

项目资助方说明
本项目承蒙以下机构慷慨参与与支持：阿布扎比环境局、哈伊马角环境与发展局、阿拉伯联合酋长国气候变化与环境部、阿曼苏丹国环境与气候变化部、阿曼环境协会、五洋环境服务公司（Five Oceans Environmental Services）

摘要：
海龟是阿拉伯海域生态系统不可或缺的组成部分，也是国家及区域保护计划中的优先保护对象。阿拉伯湾与阿曼湾沿岸所有国家均对海龟实施保护，海龟也是 Emirates Nature-WWF 2015-2020年战略以及世界自然基金会（WWF）《2012-2020年全球海龟保护战略》（WWF, 2012）中的优先保护物种。
海龟面临的威胁包括：渔业作业中幼龟与成龟的意外兼捕、海洋栖息地的改变与退化、龟卵遭盗采、筑巢海滩消失，以及气候变化导致的气温上升。幼年海龟还会受到冬季冷晕事件的影响。
目前海湾地区仅存少量覆盖海龟部分生命阶段的保护区，但受限于当前对海龟栖息地利用情况的认知，这些保护区的空间覆盖范围有限——我们对绿海龟筑巢后的迁徙目的地，以及关键觅食与发育场所的位置知之甚少。海湾绿海龟项目将帮助我们厘清绿海龟的迁徙路径：绿海龟是海湾内区域数量最多的海龟物种，也是阿曼境内数量第二多的海龟物种。该项目还将确定这一重要海湾生物地理区域内觅食种群与筑巢种群之间的联系，从而为保护行动提供指引，并提升公众对海龟种群重要性的认知。本项目产生的数据将为管理者提供阿拉伯海龟所利用的关键水下栖息地信息，使其能够开展协同保护行动，包括在适用情况下实施渔业监管，以保护海龟生命周期的各个阶段。
本网站仅展示2019年部署的卫星标记所获取的数据。

补充信息：
如需获取更多信息，请访问<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=1349">STAT的项目页面</a>。
本数据集为按物种、按1度网格单元汇总的遥测位置的简化展示形式。