STATE OF THE WORLD’S SEA TURTLES (SWOT)
OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM
SPATIAL ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF MEGAVERTEBRATE POPULATIONS (OBIS-SEAMAP)
SWOT/OBIS-SEAMAP Data Request Form
(Updated April 2015)
SWOT sea turtle data are currently part of the OBIS-SEAMAP database system
(http://seamap.env.duke.edu). As such, agreement to adhere to the SWOT Scientific Advisory
Board (SAB) and OBIS-SEAMAP Terms of Use outlined in section III below are required for any
use of the data. Any data request for nesting abundance data or satellite telemetry data requires
the researcher to gain permissions from the current primary data contact.
(full name of point of contact/principle investigator), henceforth known as the Researcher,
is requesting the use of nesting beaches and/or telemetry data contributed to SWOT, including
data found in SWOT Report Volumes I – X and in the SWOT database
(http://seamap.duke.env.edu/swot). Data described below are requested exclusively for the
(name of project), henceforth known as the Project.
I. Data request
NESTING DATA: Specify the particular regions, time period, species, confirmed nesting only
vs. all monitored sites, and count data needed by typing or selecting appropriate boxes.
Region (ocean basin, country, study site, etc.):
Time Period (all years or list specific year(s)):
Species (check appropriate box(es)):
Caretta caretta
Dermochelys coriacea
Lepidochelys olivacea
All available species
Chelonia mydas
Eretmochelys imbricata
Lepidochelys kempii
Natator depressus
Nesting sites with confirmed nests only (unquantified or >0 counts for at least
one year within database). (Check if needed; do not check if you want all monitored
sites in the SWOT database.)
Nesting sites data: (check one)
Nesting sites only; includes tabular data (i.e., Excel, tab-delimited txt, etc.) of the
country, country two-digit ISO, latitude/longitude, beach name, and sea turtle species
known or suspected to nest at the monitored site.
Nesting sites and associated count data; includes data for nesting sites as described
above, plus the estimated number of females/crawls/clutches for each site. Researcher
will obtain individual permissions from all current primary data contacts of count data
before SWOT can send data.
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TELEMETRY DATA: Specify the particular regions, time period, species, or specific telemetry
trackline data needed by typing or selecting appropriate boxes. Researcher is required to obtain
individual permissions from all data providers of telemetry data before data can be used.
Region (ocean basin, country, study site, etc.):
Time Period (all years or list specific year(s)):
Species (check appropriate box(es)):
Caretta caretta
Dermochelys coriacea
Lepidochelys olivacea
All available species
Chelonia mydas
Eretmochelys imbricata
Lepidochelys kempii
Natator depressus
Telemetry data from specific tagged animals listed below: (please provide as much
information as possible, such as name/organization of original provider, species, animal
id [PTT# or other], date tagged, region, etc.)
II. Project description
This section will be reviewed by the SWOT Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) to ensure that the
project methods, objectives, and expected outputs align with SWOT’s objectives and mission.
Please include detailed entries to enable thorough review of the proposed project and to make
the data release process as efficient as possible.
Project prospectus: (include methods, how nesting and/or telemetry data will be used, expected
results and applications, partners/collaborators and their affiliations; attach any
sheets/supplemental materials as necessary)
Project products: (include anticipated and planned products - journal articles, presentations,
educational materials, etc.)
III. SWOT and OBIS-SEAMAP data terms of use
SWOT Terms of Use
1. Prior to delivery of data from SWOT, the Researcher will provide to the SWOT SAB a
detailed prospectus of the planned methodology and analyses in which the SWOT data
will be used. Included in the prospectus should be an outline of anticipated products (e.g.,
journal articles, tools, models) or other public presentation of results. Pending approval
from the SAB of the Project’s scientific justification and methodological approach, the
SWOT database manager will release the described data to the Researcher.
a. Individual nesting beach locations will be not be shown in any figures relating to
the Project whether in online or printed format, unless permission is requested and
granted from the SAB.
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b. No attempt will be made by the Researcher to include associated count data from
SWOT maps into any analyses or products of the Project, unless permission to do
so is obtained from the current primary data contact. (While the beach locations
belong to SWOT as a whole, count and effort data belong to the individuals and
organizations that provided them and individual permissions would need to be
acquired for each record.) If count data are also required for the Project, SWOT
will be notified.
c. Any significant changes in the methodology of the Project MUST be reported to
the SAB and could prompt another review as to whether data use will be
permitted.
SWOT gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or
completeness of these data. The researcher understands that the nesting locations do not
always represent accurate GPS locations of nesting beach center points and in some cases
can be considered to be qualitative approximations of nesting beach locations where more
accurate information was unavailable.
Data provided for this Project may not be modified, copied, or distributed to individuals
outside of the Project described in the prospectus, or to be used for any purposes other
than what was described here without prior consent of the SWOT SAB.
In all products of the Project in which SWOT data was used explicitly or peripherally,
SWOT Reports I – X and the OBIS-SEAMAP/SWOT website must be explicitly cited.
These, along with an OBIS-SEAMAP citation, satisfy #2 of the OBIS-SEAMAP Terms
of Use.
Required citation format: SWOT Report - State of the World’s Sea Turtles, vol. I
(2006); SWOT Report - State of the World’s Sea Turtles, vol. II (2007); SWOT
Report - State of the World’s Sea Turtles, vol. III (2008); SWOT Report - State of
the World’s Sea Turtles, vol. IV (2009); SWOT Report - State of the World’s Sea
Turtles, vol. V (2010); SWOT Report - State of the World’s Sea Turtles, vol. VI
(2011); SWOT Report - State of the World’s Sea Turtles, vol. VII (2012); SWOT
Report - State of the World’s Sea Turtles, vol. VIII (2013); SWOT Report - State
of the World’s Sea Turtles, vol. IX (2014); SWOT Report - State of the World’s
Sea Turtles, vol. X (2015); Kot, C.Y., A. DiMatteo, E. Fujioka, B. Wallace, B.
Hutchinson, J. Cleary, P. Halpin and R. Mast. 2015. The State of the World's Sea
Turtles Online Database: Data provided by the SWOT Team and hosted on OBISSEAMAP. Oceanic Society, IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group (MTSG), and
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University.
http://seamap.env.duke.edu/swot.
Citations and electronic or hard copies of any final products from the Project will be
provided to SWOT (e-mail swotdata@gmail.com).
OBIS-SEAMAP Terms of Use
1. Not to use data contained in OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial
application without prior written consent of the original data provider.
2. To cite both the data provider and OBIS-SEAMAP appropriately after approval of use is
obtained.
Example citation for a dataset: Read, A.J. and A.J. Westgate. 1997. Monitoring the
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movements of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) with satellite telemetry. Marine
Biology, 130: 315-322.
Additional citation for any telemetry dataset originally from seaturtle.org/STAT:
Coyne, M.S. and B.J. Godley. 2005. Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT): An
integrated system for archiving, analyzing and mapping animal tracking data. Marine
Ecology Progress Series 301: 1-7.
Suggested citation for OBIS-SEAMAP: Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best,
B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C.
Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center
for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115.
3. To forward the citation of any publication / report that made use of the data / tools
provided by OBIS-SEAMAP for inclusion in our list of references (e-mail seamapcontact@duke.edu).
4. Not to hold to OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers liable for errors in the data.
While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot
guarantee the accuracy of these datasets.
I have read and understand the description of SWOT data
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I agree to the SWOT Terms of Use
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I agree to the OBIS-SEAMAP Terms of Use
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Signature:
Name (please type/print):
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Organization and Country:
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