other · sea turtle · Published 1999-10-13 · Effective 1999-10-13 · 64 FR 55434
Document
Document number
99-26693
Federal Register citation
64 FR 55434
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule.
Category
other
Species
sea turtle
Publication date
1999-10-13
Effective date
1999-10-13
NOAA docket
Docket No. 980331080-9269-02
Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is issuing this interim final rule to amend the regulations that require most shrimp trawlers to use turtle excluder devices (TEDs) in the southeastern Atlantic, including the Gulf of Mexico, to reduce the incidental capture of endangered and threatened sea turtles during shrimp trawling. Specifically, we are extending for one additional year the approved use of the Parker soft TED.