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
Summary: 
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 Link to edit content
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Trawls Excluder devices Sea Turtles Reduced bycatch shrimp Field study in the wild