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When You Find a Tag

Sometimes you may find a turtle that has a tag that you do not recognize. Usually all flipper tags have a return address on the back of the tag, and you should try to contact that address first. But sometimes the address is missing or not visible, and PIT tags do not come with addresses. There are several databases (some online) that you can check for a record of the tag you have found. They are accessible through here:

TAGFINDER available through SEATURTLE.ORG http://www.seaturtle.org/tagfinder/
Cooperative Marine Turtle Tagging Program, run by the Archie Carr Center for Marine Turtle Research at the University of Florida http://accstr.ufl.edu/cmttp.html
Marine Turtles of French Guiana (maintained by Marc Girondot, Université Paris XI) http://www.ese.u-psud.fr/epc/conservation/pages/TortumarE.html