Loggerhead turtle, finfish and shrimp retention studies on four excluder devices (TEDs) | Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction

Authors

Christian, P. and Harrington, D

Year

1987

Journal/Publisher Name

In Proceedings of the Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Symposium, 8-10 September, 1987. Georgia DENR, Social Circle, GA.

Page #s

114-127

Summary

Turtle excluder devices reduce sea turtle and non-target finfish (Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulateus), spot (Leiostomus exanthurus), sea catfish (Arius felis), and weakfish (Cynoscion regalis)) bycatch in the Gulf of Mexico prawn trawl fishery. Catch of targeted shrimp varied by location and TED configuration, but there was no significant difference in shrimp catch rates in 3 of the 4 TEDs when compared with a control net. One experimental TED in Texas exhibited a decrease in shrimp catch.