Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2011. With additional areas in the Gulf opening to shrimping on Friday, NOAA is continuing to help fishermen comply with Turtle Excluder Device (TED) regulations designed to prevent turtles from being caught in shrimp trawl nets.
NOAA’s Fisheries Service Office of Law Enforcement has put extra personnel along with NOAA’s Fisheries Service gear experts at the docks to inspect as many TEDs as possible. By correcting any problems with TEDs dockside, NOAA…
