Monitoring Marine Turtle Nesting in the Dampier Archipelago Region

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

Data on nesting marine turtles are collected opportunistically during DEC patrols of the Dampier Archipelago. The aim of the monitoring program is to determine what species of marine turtle nest on what beaches (and to what extent).

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Title Monitoring Marine Turtle Nesting in the Dampier Archipelago Region
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/f298dd68-794e-4b9e-9bb1-3d568d14c636
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
Marissa.Speirs@dpaw.wa.gov.au
Reference Period 01/08/2000
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        116.2548,
        -20.4015
      ],
      [
        117.0505,
        -20.4015
      ],
      [
        117.0505,
        -20.2119
      ],
      [
        116.2548,
        -20.2119
      ],
      [
        116.2548,
        -20.4015
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Monitoring Marine Turtle Nesting in the Dampier Archipelago Region". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/monitoring-marine-turtle-nesting-in-the-dampier-archipelago-region