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CC_FLT_CBAR_13-17: Presence of sea turtles collected through Fixed-Line-Transect monitoring across the Western Mediterranean Sea (Civitavecchia-Barcelona route) between 2013 and 2017 [Presenza di tartarughe marine rilevata con monitoraggio lungo transetti fissi attraverso il Mediterraneo occidentale (tratta Civitavecchia-Barcellona) tra il 2013 e il 2017]
Citable as data publication
Arcangeli, A, Campana, I., Paraboschi, M.; ISPRA, Rome, Italy; (2018). Presence of sea turtles collected through Fixed-Line-Transect monitoring across the Western Mediterranean Sea (Civitavecchia-Barcelona route) between 2013 and 2017. https://doi.org/10.14284/532
Contact: Campana, Ilaria

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Availability: Creative Commons License This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Description
The dataset provided here consists of sighting data of sea turtles (Caretta caretta) collected between April 2013 and October 2017, along the ferry route between Italy and Spain, within the Fixed Line Transect Mediterranean monitoring Network (FLT Med Net), a multidisciplinary monitoring project coordinated by ISPRA since 2007. The programme uses ferry boats as observation platforms to undertake surveys of marine macro-fauna and main threats (maritime traffic and floating marine litter), and involves several International partners that share common protocols for data collection across different routes in the Mediterranean Sea. This datasets includes 117 georeferenced sightings of loggerhead turtles, together with effort data covered in good weather conditions (Beaufort <4), for a total of approximately 79.700 km, over 333 surveyed transects. more

The Fixed Line Transect Mediterranean monitoring Network (FLT Med Net) is a multidisciplinary monitoring project coordinated by ISPRA since 2007, that uses ferry boats as observation platforms to undertake surveys of marine macro-fauna and main threats (maritime traffic and floating marine litter). The programme involves several partners (EcoOcean Institut, CIMA Research Foundation, University of Pisa, University of Tourin, Gaia Research Institute, Accademia del Leviatano, Capo Carbonara MPA, Ketos, University of Palermo, ATUTAX, University of Barcelona, University of Cadiz, Nereide) that share common protocols for data collection across different routes in the Mediterranean Sea. For cetaceans monitoring, data are collected by 2-3 dedicated observers (MMOs) placed on both sides of command deck of ferries during the entire trip, following standard line transect protocol, and observations are undertaken only in good weather conditions (Beaufort state <4). Within this protocol macro-fauna sightings are also collected and used as presence data, recording distance and angle from the trackline, together with number of animals, presence of juveniles, behavior and response to the ship (escape-approach-indifferent). During the same surveys, systematic data of sea turtles and other macro-fauna are collected using the MEDSEALITTER protocol to monitor floating macro-litter within a fixed strip transect. A dedicated observer checks a fixed strip of up to 50 m at the side of the ferry, where all floating items are identified and classified. The dataset here provided consists of sighting data of loggerhead turtles collected between April 2013 and October 2017, along the ferry route between Italy and Spain, crossing the Western Mediterranean Sea region: Tyrrhenian Sea, Sardinian Sea and Balearic Sea. The transect was surveyed all year round, covering more than 79.700 km over 333 transect lines. 117 georeferenced sightings were recorded during the general effort period and during the systematic monitoring of floating marine litter.

Scope
Themes:
Biology > Reptiles
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Aquatic reptiles, Fast passenger ferries, Sea route monitoring, Seasonal, self-propelled boat, Strip transect, Turtles, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, Mediterranean Region, Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Geographical coverage
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 2,4122; MinLat: 41,1104 - MaxLong: 11,4224; MaxLat: 41,9985 [WGS84]
Mediterranean Region [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
April 2013 - October 2017

Taxonomic coverage
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]

Parameters

Count (in assayed sample) of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC]
Development stage of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC]
Height (spatial coordinate) relative to sea level [BODC]
Speed of measurement platform relative to ground surface {speed over ground} by unspecified GPS system [BODC]
Speed of wind {wind speed} in the atmosphere by visual estimation and conversion to Beaufort scale [BODC]

Contributors
Accademia Del Leviatanodata creatordata manager
Campana, Ilaria
Paraboschi, Miriam
Di Miccoli, Valentina
Ramazio, Martina
Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA)data creator
Arcangeli, Antonella

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EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more

Publication
Based on this dataset
Arcangeli, A. et al. (2019). Turtles on the trash track: loggerhead turtles exposed to floating plastic in the Mediterranean Sea. Endang. Species Res. 40: 107-121. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/esr00980
Describing this dataset
Arcangeli, A. et al. (2014). Cetacei, uccelli pelagici, tartarughe marine, traffico marittimo e rifiuti marini galleggianti: potenzialità di una raccolta dati sinottica multidisciplinare nella regione marina del Mediterraneo occidentale = Cetaceans, marine birds, sea turtles, marine traffic and floated marine litter: potential of a synoptic multi-disciplinary data collection in the Western Mediterranean marine region. Biol. Mar. Medit. 21(1): 366-368


Dataset status: In Progress
Data type: Data
Data origin: Monitoring: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2020-03-03
Information last updated: 2022-08-04
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