A marine conservation group uses a tracking database to register tags deployed on marine wildlife.

Wildlife Tag Identifier Format

• The identifier begins with a two-letter species group abbreviation (e.g., SH for Shark, WH for Whale).
• The next field is a three-digit sensor model number (e.g., 402, 109).
• The next field is a single uppercase letter representing the oceanic zone (e.g., P for Pacific, A for Atlantic, I for Indian).
• The next field is a five-digit deployment date code in the format DDMMY (e.g., 12043 for 12th April 2023).
• The last field is a three-letter research team code.

Each field is separated by a hyphen.

Valid tracking tag identifiers:

• SH-402-P-12043-MBR
• WH-109-A-05112-WHO
• TU-301-I-22081-UOS