Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Sea Turtle Conservation Requirements
other · sea turtle · Published 2003-08-27 · Effective 2003-08-21 · 68 FR 51508
Document
Document number
03-21858
Federal Register citation
68 FR 51508
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Species
sea turtle
Publication date
2003-08-27
Effective date
2003-08-21
NOAA docket
Docket No.030725185-3207-02
Abstract
NMFS is amending the turtle excluder device (TED) regulations that require most shrimp trawlers to use Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) in the southeastern Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico, to reduce the incidental capture of endangered and threatened sea turtles during shrimp trawling. Specifically, NMFS is allowing the use of a design of a hooped hard TED ("the Coulon TED") that is capable of releasing large loggerhead and green turtles as well as leatherback turtles.