other · sea turtle · Published 2001-01-09 · Effective 2001-01-09 · 66 FR 1601
Document
Document number
01-449
Federal Register citation
66 FR 1601
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Species
sea turtle
Publication date
2001-01-09
Effective date
2001-01-09
NOAA docket
Docket No.980331080-0286-03
Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is issuing this final rule to amend the regulations that require most shrimp trawlers to use Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) in the waters of the Atlantic and Gulf Areas of the United States, to reduce the incidental capture of endangered and threatened sea turtles during shrimp trawling. Specifically, NMFS is permanently approving the Parker soft TED for use in the waters of the Atlantic and Gulf Areas of the United States.