Turtle Exclusion Devices
Photographs from Norbert Wu Productions
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Plate 1
TED0001. shrimp trawling setup, consists of doors that drag along bottom and a net, unselective, Florida
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TED0002. turtle exclusion device (TED), metal grate allows turtles to escape shrimp trawl, Florida
Plate 3
TED0003. juvenile loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta; endangered; 2-3 year old has been raised by NMFS to test TEDs, Florida
Plate 4
TED0004. shrimp trawl, unselective, drags along bottom and catches bottom animals, fish, turtles, other animals besides shrimp, Florida
Plate 5
TED0005. shrimp trawl, unselective, catches fish, turtles, other animals besides shrimp, Florida
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TED0006. turtle is caught in the net of a shrimp trawl, trawling is unselective, catches fish, turtles, other animals besides shrimp, Florida
Plate 7
TED0007. turtle exclusion device (TED), metal grate allows turtles and larger animals to escape shrimp trawl, Florida
Plate 8
TED0008. turtle exclusion device (TED), metal grate allows turtles to escape shrimp trawl, Florida
Plate 9
TED0009. turtle exclusion device (TED), metal grate allows turtles to escape shrimp trawl, Florida
Plate 10
TED0010. NMFS divers test efficiency of turtle exclusion device (TED) as they ride along with a shrimp trawl, Florida
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TED0011. NMFS divers test efficiency of turtle exclusion device- (TED) as they ride along with a shrimp trawl, Florida
Plate 12
TED0012. juvenile loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta; endangered; 2-3 year old has been raised by NMFS to test TEDs, note flipper tag, Florida