Cooperative Marine Turtle Tagging Program
The Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research (ACCSTR), with funding from the National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center, coordinates a centralized program to distribute sea turtle tags, manage tagging data, and facilitate exchange of tag information. CMTTP tags are only available for projects conducted in the Atlantic Region.
The following pages describe the procedures of the CMTTP:
- Requesting Tags and Data Policy
- CMTTP Database Requirements for Annual Data Submission
- Protocols for Handling, Tagging, and Measuring Marine Turtles
- Recommendations for Activities Involving Brief Captivity with Non-Invasive or Minimally Invasive Procedures by LH Herbst & ER Jacobson
Tag Request Form
- CMTTP Tag Request Form
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