Protecting Sea Turtles

Thousands of sea turtles drown each year in shrimp nets. United States law requires shrimp fishermen to use a Turtle Excluder Device (TED) on all shrimp nets, which is a trap door inside the shrimp net that allows sea turtles to escape. TEDs have saved lives of many sea turtles. However, some shrimp fisherman do not follow the law. Shrimp nets without TEDs continue to be a danger to sea turtles.

Click here to view a diagram of a shrimp net with an installed TED.