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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Living tag

A tagging method where a small piece of tissue is taken from the white underside (plastron) of a hatchling turtle, and implanted in one of the darker scutes of the carapace on top. The white patch grows with the scute, and the particular scute which has been marked codes for the year that the turtle was tagged.

See also: Inconel tag   PIT tag

WWW References:

• MTN Editorial: Living Tag, Living Reputation
• Living Tag
• Photo of a Living Tag

Citations:

• Mrosovsky, N. and Godfrey, M.H. 2003. Living tag, living reputation. Marine Turtle Newsletter 99: 3-4.
• Bell, C.D.L. and Parsons, J. 2003. Cayman Turtle Farm head-starting project yields tangible success. Marine Turtle Newsletter 98: 5-6.

Entered by: Janice Blumenthal
Modified by: Matthew Godfrey
Entered: 2005-05-06 14:52:33
Last modified: 2005-05-06 16:57:59