a code for reporting
marine turtle sightings in the UK
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Thank you for using the UK Turtle Code website!
We welcome any enquiries or feedback regarding this site, the Code
and marine turtles, and look forward to hearing from you.
The UK Turtle Code is an initiative of the Marine Turtle Implementation
Group (TIG), a consortium of organisations whose mandate is the implementation
of the MARINE TURTLES GROUPED SPECIES ACTION PLAN. The partner organisations
are listed at the bottom of this page.
Find out more about TIG
Secretariat for TIG is provided by the Marine
Conservation Society (MCS). If you wish to report a turtle
sighting or stranding, click here
to go to the Reporting page. Otherwise, please use the form below:
TIG
The Marine Turtle Species Action Plan Implementation Group is responsible
for providing direction and advice for the development and implementation
of the Marine Turtles Grouped Species Action Plan.
Objectives:
· Implementation of the Marine Turtles Grouped
Species Action Plan
· Significant reduction in accidental harm
and bycatch of marine turtles in UK waters with special emphasis on
the leatherback turtle
· Improved understanding of leatherback migratory
ecology in the North East Atlantic
· International conservation measures which
effectively prevent damage to turtle nesting beaches and feeding grounds
by Britons in the UK and abroad and in the overseas territories
· International conservation measures which
protect turtle species from illegal trade
· Significant reduction in marine pollutants
harmful to turtles, in particular, marine litter
· Maximisation of public awareness of and
participation in marine turtle conservation
· Maximisation of live releases and rehabilitation
of accidentally caught and stranded turtles