Turtle Excluder Device Data

Since 1988, the Southeast Fisheries Science Center Mississippi Laboratories has conducted Turtle Excluder Device (TED) research and certification testing to evaluate candidate TEDs for sea turtle exclusion efficiency following a standardized small turtle testing protocol. More recently TED research has been conducted on skimmer trawl fisheries to evaluate the use of these devices to minimize bycatch of protected species.

To evaluate new Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) for certification as allowable gear for use in commercial shrimp trawl fisheries and to evaluate the use of TEDs in skimmer trawl fisheries.

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