Incidental capture of sea turtles in shrimp trawls with and without TEDs in U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Waters

Authors: 
Renaud, M., J. Nance, E. Scott-Denton, and G.R. Gitschlag
Year: 
1997
Journal/Publisher Name: 
Chelonian Conservation and Biology
Volume/Issue #: 
2
Page #s: 
425-427
Turtle Excluder Devices reduce sea turtle bycatch in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico shrimp trawl fishery.
Field Studies:
Location Fishing gear Reduction technique Bycatch species Effect on bycatch species Catch Effect on target catch Type
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Trawls Excluder devices Sea Turtles Reduced bycatch shrimp In the wild