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Title: Underwater sightings of sea turtles in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Final report

Abstract

Between 1975 and 1985, eight scientific studies were conducted in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The purpose here was to review the data collected from all eight studies for information concerning underwater sightings of sea turtles. Records of 1,024 scuba dives, 909 hours of underwater video and submersible observations, and some 1,500 days of time-lapse photographic observations were compiled from published reports, data logs, and photographic material. The effort yielded 268 verifiable underwater sightings of sea turtles, 231 of which came from time-lapse cameras. The majority of sightings that could be identified by species were of loggerheads. Other species sighted included three leatherbacks and one Kemp's Ridley.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
LGL Ecological Research Associates, Inc., Bryan, TX (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
7229659
Report Number(s):
PB-88-201165/XAB
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: See also PB--84-144138
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 03 NATURAL GAS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; DATA ANALYSIS; GULF OF MEXICO; NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; OFFSHORE DRILLING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; PROGRESS REPORT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TURTLES; WATER POLLUTION; ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; DISTRIBUTION; DOCUMENT TYPES; DRILLING; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; MINERAL RESOURCES; POLLUTION; REPTILES; RESOURCES; SEAS; SURFACE WATERS; VERTEBRATES; 020900* - Petroleum- Environmental Aspects; 520100 - Environment, Aquatic- Basic Studies- (-1989); 030800 - Natural Gas- Environmental Aspects

Citation Formats

Rosman, I, Boland, G S, Martin, L, and Chandler, C. Underwater sightings of sea turtles in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Final report. United States: N. p., 1987. Web.
Rosman, I, Boland, G S, Martin, L, & Chandler, C. Underwater sightings of sea turtles in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Final report. United States.
Rosman, I, Boland, G S, Martin, L, and Chandler, C. 1987. "Underwater sightings of sea turtles in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Final report". United States.
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title = {Underwater sightings of sea turtles in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Final report},
author = {Rosman, I and Boland, G S and Martin, L and Chandler, C},
abstractNote = {Between 1975 and 1985, eight scientific studies were conducted in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The purpose here was to review the data collected from all eight studies for information concerning underwater sightings of sea turtles. Records of 1,024 scuba dives, 909 hours of underwater video and submersible observations, and some 1,500 days of time-lapse photographic observations were compiled from published reports, data logs, and photographic material. The effort yielded 268 verifiable underwater sightings of sea turtles, 231 of which came from time-lapse cameras. The majority of sightings that could be identified by species were of loggerheads. Other species sighted included three leatherbacks and one Kemp's Ridley.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7229659}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987},
month = {Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987}
}

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