Gulf-wide Status of Nesting Sea Turtles and Beaches Data Inventory
Implementing Organization
US Department of the Interior
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$250,000
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees (NRDA)
Funding Program
Natural Resource Damage Assessment NRDA
Details
Project Category
Science
Project Actions
Monitoring and Observations
Targeted Resources
Other
Project Description
This activity will identify knowledge gaps in information needed to understand the status of sea turtles at three life-history stages across the Gulf of Mexico: adult nesting females, incubating eggs, and hatchlings. The information will be used to identify restoration needs and assess progress in restoring sea turtles injured by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. This activity will conduct an inventory of existing monitoring programs and data for nesting sea turtles populations and the nesting environment. It will also evaluate the applicability of data to restoration planning and assessment, and sufficiency of data to support restoration objectives and ecosystem level benefits. Products will include an inventory and evaluation of existing information, a prioritized list of existing data for acquisition from historical and ongoing monitoring programs, and prioritized recommendations for future data needs.
Contact
Dianne Ingram(251) 517-8012
dianne_ingram@fws.gov
Project Website
None
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