Publication Date:
2024-02-24
Description:
Observations of investigations for plastic ingestion in loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta), stranded or bycaught on the coastline of North Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean). A total of 135 loggerhead turtles were sampled spanning a period of 11 years (2012-2022). During necropsy, the entire gastrointestinal tract was removed and initial contents weighed. The contents were grossly examined then rinsed through a 1 mm mesh sieve to separate and remove the plastic for classification and dietary items for storage and analysis. Ingested plastic was classified using a system outlined in Duncan et al. (2019, doi:10.1038/s41598-019-48086-4; 2021, doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.699521) which builds upon the Fulmar Protocol and MSFD (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) Marine Litter Report 2011 (Descriptor 10) toolkits (Galgani et al., 2014, doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2014.02.003; van Franeker et al., 2011, doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2011.06.008).
Keywords:
Alagadi; Aphrendrika; Aphrodite Beach; Ayphilon; Bafra Turizm Bolgesi; Bedis Beach; bioindicators; Biological sample; BIOS; Bogaz; Bogaz Beach; Bogaz Harbour; Caesar Beach; Caesar Resort, Bogaz; Carretta_caretta_1; Carretta_caretta_10; Carretta_caretta_100; Carretta_caretta_101; Carretta_caretta_102; Carretta_caretta_103; Carretta_caretta_104; Carretta_caretta_105; Carretta_caretta_106; Carretta_caretta_107; Carretta_caretta_108; Carretta_caretta_109; Carretta_caretta_11; Carretta_caretta_110; Carretta_caretta_111; Carretta_caretta_112; Carretta_caretta_113; Carretta_caretta_114; Carretta_caretta_115; Carretta_caretta_116; Carretta_caretta_117; Carretta_caretta_118; Carretta_caretta_119; Carretta_caretta_12; Carretta_caretta_120; Carretta_caretta_121; Carretta_caretta_122; Carretta_caretta_123; Carretta_caretta_124; Carretta_caretta_13; Carretta_caretta_14; Carretta_caretta_15; Carretta_caretta_16; Carretta_caretta_17; Carretta_caretta_18; Carretta_caretta_19; Carretta_caretta_2; Carretta_caretta_20; Carretta_caretta_21; Carretta_caretta_22; Carretta_caretta_23; Carretta_caretta_24; Carretta_caretta_25; Carretta_caretta_26; Carretta_caretta_27; Carretta_caretta_28; Carretta_caretta_29; Carretta_caretta_3; Carretta_caretta_30; Carretta_caretta_31; Carretta_caretta_32; Carretta_caretta_33; Carretta_caretta_34; Carretta_caretta_35; Carretta_caretta_36; Carretta_caretta_37; Carretta_caretta_38; Carretta_caretta_39; Carretta_caretta_4; Carretta_caretta_40; Carretta_caretta_41; Carretta_caretta_42; Carretta_caretta_43; Carretta_caretta_44; Carretta_caretta_45; Carretta_caretta_46; Carretta_caretta_47; Carretta_caretta_48; Carretta_caretta_49; Carretta_caretta_5; Carretta_caretta_50; Carretta_caretta_51; Carretta_caretta_52; Carretta_caretta_53; Carretta_caretta_54; Carretta_caretta_55; Carretta_caretta_56; Carretta_caretta_57; Carretta_caretta_58; Carretta_caretta_59; Carretta_caretta_6; Carretta_caretta_60; Carretta_caretta_61; Carretta_caretta_62; Carretta_caretta_63; Carretta_caretta_64; Carretta_caretta_65; Carretta_caretta_66; Carretta_caretta_67; Carretta_caretta_68; Carretta_caretta_69; Carretta_caretta_7; Carretta_caretta_70; Carretta_caretta_71; Carretta_caretta_72; Carretta_caretta_73; Carretta_caretta_74; Carretta_caretta_75; Carretta_caretta_76; Carretta_caretta_77; Carretta_caretta_78; Carretta_caretta_79; Carretta_caretta_8; Carretta_caretta_80; Carretta_caretta_81; Carretta_caretta_82; Carretta_caretta_83; Carretta_caretta_84; Carretta_caretta_85; Carretta_caretta_86; Carretta_caretta_87; Carretta_caretta_88; Carretta_caretta_89; Carretta_caretta_9; Carretta_caretta_90; Carretta_caretta_91; Carretta_caretta_92; Carretta_caretta_93; Carretta_caretta_94; Carretta_caretta_95; Carretta_caretta_96; Carretta_caretta_97; Carretta_caretta_98; Carretta_caretta_99; Catalkoy-Koyet Restoran; Comment; Counted; Curved carapace length; Cyprus; DATE/TIME; Deniz Hotel; Description; Dipkarpaz; Dokuz Evler; Dried and weighted; Erenkoy Municipality; Escape Beach; Esentepe Harbour; Event label; Famagusta; Famagusta, Venus Beach; Famagusta Crystal Rocks; Famagusta harbour; Famagusta Harbour; Famagusta Sezar; Gaziveren; GeceKusununYeri; Gemikonak; Girne Harbour; Glapsides; Golden Beach; Guzelyali; Harbour Bogaz; Iskele; Iskele/Longbeach; Iskele Bogaz; Iskele Picnic Site; Istanbul Beach; Kaplica; Karpaz; Karpaz, off Zafer Burnu; Karsiyaka; Kervansaray; Kocareis; KocareisKaravanKamp; Kyrenia, off Zafer Burnu; Kyrenia, Yeni Erankoy; Kyrenia Harbour; Lapta; Lapta/Karsaka; Lapta Harbour; LATITUDE; Lokum Restaurant; Long Beach; Long Beach, Famagusta; Long Beach Resort, Iskele; LONGITUDE; Mackenzie Beach; Magusa; Magusa Bogaz; Magusa Harbour; Marine Debris; marine turtles; Monster Beach; Monster North; Monster South; Ozankoy; Palm Beach; Palm Beach, Famagusta; Plastic, dry mas; Plastic, ingested; Plastic, length; Plastic litter; Plastic particles; Plastic particles, color; Plastic particles, type; Plastic pollution; Ronnas Bay; Ruler tape; Salamis Bay Hotel; Section; See description in dataset comment; Sex; Site; Tatlisu Belediyesi; Tatlisu Harbour; Thalassa beach; Venus Beach; West 2; Yeni Erankoy Harbour; YeniErenkoy; Yeni Erenkoy; Yeni Erenkoy Harbour; Yesilyurt; Zaradise Garden
Type:
Dataset
Format:
text/tab-separated-values, 2199 data points
