a code for reporting
marine turtle sightings in the UK

Juvenile Kemp’s ridley turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) stranded at Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire, - Rod Penrose, MEM (Marine Environment Monitoring)

November 1999

Stranding: During severe weather on the 30th November 1999 at Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire, West Wales, a live stranded Kemp’s ridley was found upside down amongst seaweed ... [read on]

Juvenile loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) stranded at Holywell Bay, Cornwall - Richard Smith, Blue Reef Aquarium

March 2001

A juvenile loggerhead turtle, of overall length approximately 25 cm (10”), was spotted by a member of the public washed up on the beach at Holywell Bay, Cornwall... [read on]

Juvenile loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) stranded at Presall, Lancashire - Julie Ions, Biological Services, Weymouth Sea Life Park

November 2001

On the 29th November 2001, a walker and his dog found a small turtle on its back at the water’s edge along the Wyre Estuary at Presall, just north of Blackpool... [read on]