The Advocate

Proposed bill would allow agents to enforce turtle-excluder device regulations

This photo shows a sea turtle escaping a net equipped with turtle excluder device. A Louisiana legislator has introduced a bill that would repeal a state law that prevents state wildlife agents from ...
Panda

Turtle Excluder Devices now law in Mozambique!

Following a campaign by WWF, Turtle Excluder Devices are now compulsory in trawl nets in Mozambique. This will save the lives of some 5,000 marine turtles each year. Maputo, Mozambique - Turtle ...
The Advocate

Bobby Jindal signs bill allowing enforcement of turtle-excluder provisions

Gov. Bobby Jindal signed a bill Wednesday (July 1) repealing a 1987 state law that prohibited Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents from enforcing federal turtle-excluder device ...
KPLC

Louisiana Shrimp Association sues federal government over turtle excluder device requirement

NEW ORLEANS (KPLC) - The Louisiana Shrimp Association (LSA) has filed a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) regarding a 2019 rule that ...
The Nation Newspaper

Boost for Nigerian shrimp as U.S. bans non-compliant fishing

Stakeholders are exploring strategies to boost Nigeria’s $53 billion shrimp industry as the United States enforces strict compliance with the use of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) in shrimp fishing.
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Evaluation of the impacts of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) on shrimp catch rates in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic, March 1988 through July 1989 / by Maurice Renaud ...

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