other · sea turtle · Published 2020-09-21 · Effective 2021-04-01 · 85 FR 59198
Document
Document number
2020-18054
Federal Register citation
85 FR 59198
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; correction.
Category
other
Species
sea turtle
Publication date
2020-09-21
Effective date
2021-04-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 200812-0216
Abstract
NMFS is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on December 20, 2019, that requires all skimmer trawl vessels 40 feet and greater in length to use turtle excluder devices (TEDs) designed to exclude small sea turtles in their nets. There is an error in the description of the small turtle TED flap. This correction is necessary to prevent sea turtle bycatch and mortality.