Boats that are at least 40 feet long and use skimmer nets must now use turtle excluder devices, commonly called TEDs, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s fisheries service said ...

New rules designed to keep endangered and threatened sea turtles from drowning in some inshore shrimp nets are being postponed, and federal regulators are considering whether to expand the rules ...

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross approved new regulations protecting sea turtles from dying in shrimp nets. Sea turtles in the waters of the U.S. are endangered, and approximately 1,342 sea turtles ...

Fishing nets with “exit holes” being introduced under a project to salvage depleted world fisheries are helping shrimp trawlers reduce unwanted extra catches by up to 70 percent, a U.N. study ...

Hand-knotted shrimp cast nets could be considered a lost art in many ways. Most people buy shrimp or fishing nets at a local retailer, not putting much thought into the craftsmanship or quality.

Seafood wholesalers will now be required to indicate on their packaging whether the shrimp they sell to restaurants and other ...

As the storm pushed tidal waters toward land, shrimp scurried for inland waters. Shrimpers took advantage of the migration, dropping nets and pulling in thousands of pounds in a short timeframe.

Environment Turtle escape-hatches now required in more shrimp nets Boats that are at least 40 feet long and use skimmer nets must now use turtle excluder devices, commonly called TEDs.

NEW ORLEANS — New rules designed to keep endangered and threatened sea turtles from drowning in some inshore shrimp nets are being postponed, and federal regulators are considering whether to ...

Skimmer nets are the most common of three kinds of shrimp trawls commonly used in inshore waters. "TEDs are made to order and this does take time," NOAA Fisheries said.

New rules designed to keep endangered and threatened sea turtles from drowning in some inshore shrimp nets are being postponed, and federal regulators are considering whether to expand the rules ...

Boats that are at least 40 feet long and use skimmer nets must now use turtle excluder devices, commonly called TEDs, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s fisheries service said.