a code for reporting
marine turtle sightings in the UK

PLEASE IMMEDIATELY CALL THE APPROPRIATE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW IN THE EVENT OF A TURTLE STRANDING OR ENTANGLEMENT

ENGLAND/WALES | REPUBLIC OF IRELAND | SCOTLAND
N. IRELAND
|
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND


If you have seen a live or dead marine turtle at sea, click here to fill in the online report form.


Please read carefully the strandings and entanglements section before dealing with the marine turtle that you are reporting.

All records of marine turtles in UK waters are kept by Marine Environment Monitoring in the TURTLE database. Click here to view an online version of TURTLE, access annual reports of the TURTLE database and download other relevant reports.

i Find out here which information you should record.

 


ENGLAND/WALES
> ALL RECORDS
Rod Penrose
Marine Environmental Monitoring
01239 693033 (24 hrs)
http://ukstrandings.org/

> LIVE STRANDINGS/
ENTANGLEMENTS
RSPCA 0300 1234999
BDMLR 01825 765546

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Prof. John Davenport
00353 (0)21 4904140 (w)
00353 (0)21 4897392 (h)


SCOTLAND
> ALL RECORDS
Laura Clark, Marine Monitoring Officer
Scottish Natural Heritage
01463 725237

> DEAD STRANDINGS
Scottish Agricultural College
01463 243030 / 07979245 893

> LIVE STRANDINGS/ ENTANGLEMENTS
SSPCA 03000 999999


N.IRELAND
> The Coastal Zone Centre at Portrush
028 7082 3600


REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Dr. Thomas Doyle, Coastal & Marine Research Centre, University College, Cork
00353 (0)21 4703119 (Direct)
00353 (0)87 1354938 (24hrs)

ISLE OF MAN
Dr. Fiona Gell/Laura Hanley, DEFA, Isle of Man Government
01624 685835 (main), Marine Operations Centre 01624 686628 (24hrs)


Marine Conservation Society The Herpetological Conservation Trust Socttish Natural Heritage English Nature Environment and Heritage Service Countryside Council for Wales Marine Turtle Research Group Marine Environment Monitoring MEDASSET / EuroTurtle.org The Wildlife Trusts University of Cork