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Published: October 20, 2008
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National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of Protected Resources is considering new rules for the use of turtle excluder devices (TEDS) in all trawl fisheries throughout the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
Specific changes NMFS is considering include increasing the size of the TED escape opening currently required in the summer flounder fishery; requiring the use of TEDs in the flynet, whelk, calico scallop, and Mid-Atlantic sea scallop trawl fisheries; and moving the current northern boundary of the Summer Flounder Fishery-Sea Turtle Protection Area off Cape Charles, Virginia, to a point farther north.
The objective of the proposed measures would be to effectively protect all life stages and species of sea turtles in Atlantic trawl fisheries where they are vulnerable to incidental capture and mortality.
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Published: October 20, 2008
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EmailNational Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of Protected Resources is considering new rules for the use of turtle excluder devices (TEDS) in all trawl fisheries throughout the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
Specific changes NMFS is considering include increasing the size of the TED escape opening currently required in the summer flounder fishery; requiring the use of TEDs in the flynet, whelk, calico scallop, and Mid-Atlantic sea scallop trawl fisheries; and moving the current northern boundary of the Summer Flounder Fishery-Sea Turtle Protection Area off Cape Charles, Virginia, to a point farther north.
The objective of the proposed measures would be to effectively protect all life stages and species of sea turtles in Atlantic trawl fisheries where they are vulnerable to incidental capture and mortality.
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