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

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.

Find out here which information you should record.

 

ENGLAND/WALES
> ALL RECORDS
Rod Penrose
Marine Environmental Monitoring
01348 875000 (24 hrs)
www.strandings.com

> LIVE STRANDINGS/
ENTANGLEMENTS
RSPCA 0300 1234999


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


SCOTLAND
> ALL RECORDS
Dr Martin Gaywood
Scottish Natural Heritage
0131 4474784

> DEAD STRANDINGS
Bob Reid
Scottish Agricultural College
01463 243030 / 07979245 893

> LIVE STRANDINGS/ ENTANGLEMENTS
SSPCA 0131 3390111


N.IRELAND