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Sea turtles are the best-known and more widespread marine reptiles. However, information on their distribution and the occurrence of most species, except for nesting beaches, remains scarce and sporadic, depending on sightings from fishing vessels, tourist activities and occurrences in coastal areas as well as fishing bycatch.

Since the last updated species’ list for the Azores (Santos et al, 2010), no new species’ record was known for Azorean waters, until October 2020, with the confirmed sighting of an Olive Ridley, Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) (Barcelos et al. 2021). After that, in February 2021, a second individual was found stranded on Pico Island, already in an advanced state of decomposition. This increased the number of species present in Azores EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) to six out of the seven extant worldwide. The remaining one, Natator depressus (Garman, 1880), is native to the Indo-pacific (see Red List Standards amp; Petitions Subcommittee, 1996).

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Identification

Alternate Identifier

3e84b63f-f94b-49b3-bd36-22c7ef3c9d02

Publication Date
2021-03-30
Title

Azores_marine_turtles

Abstract

Sea turtles are the best-known and more widespread marine reptiles. However, information on their distribution and the occurrence of most species, except for nesting beaches, remains scarce and sporadic, depending on sightings from fishing vessels, tourist activities and occurrences in coastal areas as well as fishing bycatch.

Since the last updated species’ list for the Azores (Santos et al, 2010), no new species’ record was known for Azorean waters, until October 2020, with the confirmed sighting of an Olive Ridley, Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) (Barcelos et al. 2021). After that, in February 2021, a second individual was found stranded on Pico Island, already in an advanced state of decomposition. This increased the number of species present in Azores EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) to six out of the seven extant worldwide. The remaining one, Natator depressus (Garman, 1880), is native to the Indo-pacific (see Red List Standards amp; Petitions Subcommittee, 1996).

Dataset Language

ENGLISH

 
Dataset Creator
  Universidade dos Açores - Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e do Ambiente and Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes - Azorean Biodiversity Group - Luis M D Barcelos (PhD student)

R. Capitão João d'Ávila

,

9700-042

,

PORTUGAL

Dataset Creator
  Universidade dos Açores - Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e do Ambiente and Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes - Azorean Biodiversity Group - João Bernardo Barreiros (BSc Student)

R. Capitão João d'Ávila

,

Angra do Heroísmo

,

9700-042

,

PORTUGAL

Dataset Creator
  Universidade dos Açores - Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e do Ambiente and Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes - Azorean Biodiversity Group - João Pedro Barreiros (Assistant Professor with Habilitation)

R. Capitão João d'Ávila

,

Angra do Heroísmo

,

9700-042

,

PORTUGAL

http://www.gba.uac.pt/quem/ver.php?id=77
Metadata Provider
  Azorean Biodiversity Group, University of the Azores - Luis M D Barcelos (PhD student)

PORTUGAL

Metadata Provider
  Universidade dos Açores - Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e do Ambiente and Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes - Azorean Biodiversity Group - João Bernardo Barreiros (BSc Student)

R. Capitão João d'Ávila

,

Angra do Heroísmo

,

9700-042

,

PORTUGAL

Metadata Provider
  Universidade dos Açores - Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e do Ambiente and Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes - Azorean Biodiversity Group - João Pedro Barreiros (Assistant Professor with Habilitation)

R. Capitão João d'Ávila

,

Angra do Heroísmo

,

9700-042

,

PORTUGAL

http://www.gba.uac.pt/quem/ver.php?id=77
Associated Party

AUTHOR

  Azorean Biodiversity Group, University of the Azores - Luis MD Barcelos (PhD student)

R. Capitão João d'Ávila

,

Angra do Heroísmo

,

9700-042

,

PORTUGAL

Associated Party

AUTHOR

  Universidade dos Açores - Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e do Ambiente and Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes - Azorean Biodiversity Group - João Pedro Barreiros (Assistant Professor with Habilitation)

R. Capitão João d'Ávila

,

Angra do Heroísmo

,

9700-042

,

PORTUGAL

http://www.gba.uac.pt/quem/ver.php?id=77
Associated Party

AUTHOR

  Universidade dos Açores - Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e do Ambiente and Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes - Azorean Biodiversity Group - João Bernardo Barreiros (BSc Student)

R. Capitão João d'Ávila

,

Angra do Heroísmo

,

9700-042

,

PORTUGAL

Dataset Contact
  Universidade dos Açores - Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e do Ambiente and Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes - Azorean Biodiversity Group - Luis M D Barcelos (PhD student)

R. Capitão João d'Ávila

,

Angra do Heroísmo

,

9700-042

,

PORTUGAL

Keywords (GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type_2015-07-10.xml)
  • Marine turtles

  • Checklist

  • Reptilia

  • Azores

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

Azores Exclusive Economic Zone

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate

-35.586

East Bounding Coordinate

-20.599

North Bounding Coordinate

43.065

South Bounding Coordinate

33.586

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

Checklist of the marine turtles that occur in the Azorean EEZ.

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Kingdom

Taxonomic Rank Value

Animalia

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Phylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Chordata

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Class

Taxonomic Rank Value

Reptilia

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Order

Taxonomic Rank Value

Testudines

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Suborder

Taxonomic Rank Value

Cryptodira

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Family

Taxonomic Rank Value

Dermochelyidae

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Family

Taxonomic Rank Value

Cheloniidae

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Genus

Taxonomic Rank Value

Dermochelys

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Genus

Taxonomic Rank Value

Lepidochelys

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Genus

Taxonomic Rank Value

Eretmochelys

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Genus

Taxonomic Rank Value

Chelonia

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Genus

Taxonomic Rank Value

Caretta

License Information

Intellectual Rights

This work is licensed under a

Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

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Additional Metadata

Metadata

GBIF Metadata Block

Date Stamp

2021-11-29T15:53:06Z

Citation

Barcelos L M D, Barreiros J B, Barreiros J P (2021). Azores_marine_turtles. Universidade dos Açores. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/2e2sx2 accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-11-29.

Bibliography

Santos M A, Martins H R, Santos R S (2010): Reptilia. In: A List of the Terrestrial and Marine Biota from the Azores, p. 344. Borges P A V, Costa A, Cunha R, Gabriel R, Gonçalves V, Martins A F, et al., Eds, Cascais, Portugal, Principia Editora.

Barcelos L M D, Michielsen G, Sérgio B, Oliveira S, Barreiros J P (2021). First record of the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829), in the Azores Islands, northeastern Atlantic Ocean (Testudines, Cheloniidae). Herpetology Notes, 14: 371-373.

 

Project

• Project

Title

AZORESBIOPORTAL - PORBIOTA

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Luis MD

Surname

Barcelos

User ID

0000-0001-5947-679X

Role

ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Paulo

Surname

Borges

User ID

0000-0002-8448-7623

Role

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Abstract

Summary: The Azorean Biodiversity Portal E-Infrastructure was approved by FCT for the National Research Infrastructure in the Roadmap. The approval of Azorean Biodiversity Portal by the Portuguese E-Infrastructure Roadmap, will guarantee financial support between 2019 and 2021 and the improvement of the Portal and new products. This is quite an important achievement for this regional Biodiversity Portal. The Azorean Biodiversity Portal (ABP) is a key e-infrastructure for the integrated management of biodiversity data of the Azores, providing a large number of specialized services supporting research, policy and education. The evaluators considered that the submitted proposal lists some significant policy integration opportunities with Azorean government using the portal as part of its conservation activities for protected areas, as well as for the sustainable management of biodiversity relating to agriculture, forestry and fisheries. This was the first Biodiversity Portal in Portugal, starting in 2008, and the only one which provides easy access to island biodiversity data. ABP is currently recognized as a valuable outreach, management and conservation tool for all who work in science and protection of biodiversity. The 3000 visits per day, the numerous international scientific collaborations, resulting in publications and academic thesis, and the connection with other prestigious databases demonstrate the Portal’s scientific quality as well as its general appeal. This project initiated in 2008 under the leadership of researchers from the Azorean Biodiversity Group (CITA_A) based in the Dep. of Agrarian Sciences in Terceira Island and included also the collaboration with researchers from the CIBIO-Azores based in the Dep. Biology of the Univ of Azores and more recently researchers from IMAR-DOP in Horta. In this moment the Portal is being funded by Azorean Science Ministry (project ATLANTISMAR). The main ABP action lines are to: - improve the informatics system of the e-infrastructure to allow complex queries and improve user-friendliness - guarantee a rigorous classification for every species, providing updated comprehensive checklists, ensuring accuracy on the compilation of biogeographical information; this is the backbone of the Portal and all its products and services - provide innovative biodiversity analytical tools for both researchers and community members and invite them to contribute data to the Portal, establishing effective science communication.

Funding

Funding Institutions: Azores PO 2020 - ACORES-01-0145-FEDER-000072 TOTAL BUDGET: 299. 901,83€ EU Support: 254. 916, 56€ This project was financed by FEDER in 85% and by Azorean Public funds by 15% through Operational Program Azores 2020. This work is also funded by FEDER funds through the COMPETE 2020 Programme and National Funds through FCT - Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology under the Research Infrastructure PORBIOTA - Portuguese E-Infrastructure for Information and Research on Biodiversity, project number POCI-01-0145-FEDER-022127.

Study Area Description

Descriptor

Azores Archipelago

Design Description

Description

Accumulated records and literature review.

 
 

Methods

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Method Step

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