MDMR Gear Reimbursement Program For Skimmer Trawl Turtle Excluder Device On Commercial Vessels Ends July 31, 2024
Through the program fishermen may be reimbursed for NOAA-approved TEDs installed on their commercial vessels. The TED rule, which took effect Aug. 1, 2021, requires all shrimp skimmer trawl vessels 40 feet and greater in length to install and use TEDs designed to exclude small sea turtles in their nets. …