A loggerhead turtle escaping a shrimp net through a turtle excluder device. The devices are required by federal law to protect sea turtles in federal waters, and also are required in Louisiana waters.

Louisiana shrimpers are suing the Biden administration over a rule that would require them to use turtle excluder devices on their nets closer to shore. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District ...

Following a campaign by WWF, Turtle Excluder Devices are now compulsory in trawl nets in Mozambique. This will save the lives of some 5,000 marine turtles each year. Maputo, Mozambique - Turtle ...

The Louisiana Shrimp Association has sued the National Marine Fisheries Service over a federal rule that forces certain kinds of boats to use devices that allow turtles to escape fishing nets unharmed ...

After holding meetings last summer to discuss requiring turtle excluder devices in all shrimp boats that fish with skimmer trawls -- equipment used primarily in shallow water, such as Louisiana's ...

Two organizations say a State Department fisheries certification program designed to ensure international trawlers use sea turtle excluder devices has failed to net bad actors. Two U.S. shrimping ...

NEW ORLEANS (KPLC) - The Louisiana Shrimp Association (LSA) has filed a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) regarding a 2019 rule that ...

Shrimp is one of the most popular types of seafood consumed in the United States. Shrimp trawling uses nets towed slowly near the bottom of the water. Turtle excluder and bycatch reduction devices ...

A wild sea turtle escapes from a shrimp net equipped with a new small-bar turtle excluder device during testing by NOAA Fisheries in June 2022. One of the new restoration projects planned for the open ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Shrimp is one of the most popular types of seafood consumed in the United States. Shrimp trawling uses nets towed slowly near the ...