CLICK HERE TO REPORT A TURTLE TO THE MCS

Alternatively, as part of our collaborative work on the Marine Turtles Grouped Species Action Plan, we encourage sea users and members of the public to report turtle sightings in UK waters via the UK Turtle Code. The UK Turtle Code gives advice on identifying turtles, how to deal with turtle entanglements and strandings and where to report turtle encounters in the UK. All sightings are logged on to TURTLE, a national database managed by Marine Environmental Monitoring, who also post annual reports of turtle sightings in UK waters. With Turtle Implementation Group (TIG) partners MEDASSET, MCS has made the UK Turtle Code accessible online to facilitate internet-based reporting. Click here to view the UK Turtle Code online.