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Description
Turtle excluder device (TED) manufactured by Saunders Marine Machine Shop.The oval metal ring and bars deflect the turtles. The cut in the netting iswhere the trap door will be placed. The bars force a turtle to the trap doorwhich will open allowing the turtle to go free.
Photographer
William B. Folsom
Display Date
1996 March
Location
Mississippi, Biloxi
Collection
Fisheries
Fishing Techniques
Shrimp Trawling
NOAA Affiliation
NMFS
Keywords
Fisheries
Commercial Fishing
Technique Shrimp Trawling