The Deep Aquarium in Hull is a charitable public aquarium dedicated to increasing people's enjoyment and understanding of the world's oceans. It first opened its doors in March 2002 and so far has welcomed over 2 million visitors from the UK and abroad. The Deep is a MCS corporate benefactor, and through various fund raising activities by The Deep staff and visitors, they donated funds to cover Vihara Mahadevi's, Sayuri-Emerald's and Daisy's satellite tags in 2006 and 2007. To find out more about The Deep Aquarium, click here.
Blue Reef Aquarium is part of an exciting new generation of wildlife attractions designed to inspire deeper understanding and appreciation of the natural world. At the heart of the visit giant ocean tanks with spectacular underwater walkthrough tunnels offer unforgettable journeys through exotic coral reefs - home to sharks and shimmering shoals of brightly-coloured fish. In 2007, the Blue Reef Aquarium in Tynemouth raised funds to cover the cost of Zahra's satellite tag. To find out more about the Blue Reef Aquaria, click here.
Hurtigruten is a Norwegian travel company that specialises in sea cruises. With over 120 years of maritime experience and a fleet of sixteen intimate and comfortable ships, Hurtigruten offers voyages that go beyond the traditional cruise, allowing closer encounters with environments, wildlife and people along shorelines near and far. Hurtigruten are a MCS corporate benefactor and provided £5,000 towards the Turtle Track Sri Lanka project. Their donation covered the field-trip expenses as well as the costs of Manike's tag and satellite time. To find out more about Hurtigruten click here.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is responsible for delivering the UK Government's sustainable development objectives, including wildlife conservation and management. Defra supported this project via the Indian Ocean and South East Asia (IOSEA) Sea Turtle Agreement Secretariat as a contribution to the IOSEA Year of the Turtle 2006. Defra support covered some of the costs of Helen's and Tharushi's satellite tags. To find out more about Defra click here. To find out more about the IOSEA Year of the Turtle 2006, click here.


