DataSheet_4_Where the leatherbacks roam: movement behavior analyses reveal novel foraging locations along the Northwest Atlantic shelf.pdf

• Main Authors: Mitchell J. Rider, Larisa Avens, Heather L. Haas, Joshua M. Hatch, Samir H. Patel, Christopher R. Sasso
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Oceanography; Marine Biology; Marine Geoscience; Biological Oceanography; Chemical Oceanography; Physical Oceanography; Marine Engineering; satellite telemetry; leatherback turtle; movement ecology; foraging; migration; Mid-Atlantic Bight; continental shelf; endangered species; Long Island; Nantucket; Long Island Sound; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1325139.s004; https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/DataSheet_4_Where_the_leatherbacks_roam_movement_behavior_analyses_reveal_novel_foraging_locations_along_the_Northwest_Atlantic_shelf_pdf/25034327

Leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) migrate along the east coast of the United States, traversing the South and Mid-Atlantic Bights (SAB and MAB) while traveling to and from well-known northern foraging areas off Southern New England (SNE) and Nova Scotia. However, there is limited inform...