Post-mortem protocol
Any post-mortem examination on marine turtles in the UK should be carried-out under the Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP) for England & Wales (ukstrandings.org)
or the Scottish Marine Animal Strandings Scheme (SMASS) for Scotland (strandings.org)
ZSL London/CSIP
In Ireland, Dr Tom Doyle, University of Cork should be informed. Contact details can be found in the UK & Irish Turtle Code here
Reporting form for Strandings can be viewed here
The standard PM examination protocol can be viewed here
A chart to assist with morphometric locations can be viewed here
