teds
T.E.D.s
Since 1989 all shrimp nets have had to have TEDS or Turtle Excluder Devices
sewn into them. A TED is a metal grate that is sewn in the body of a net so when a turtle
hits it, it is launched out the top of the net, supposedly returning it to the wild. In my
opinion TEDS are a good thought but they have done nothing but hurt the fishing
industry by …
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…industralizing, dumping garbage, and land runoff.
In conclusion I believe the shrimping community is being given all the blame for
the decline in the population of turtles and also ever other marine animal. Why would a
shrimper want to tear up the ocean if that is where he makes his living.
Works Cited
1. The United States: Emptier Nets: Economists. Vol:348, Aug 22, 1998
Texas: Norton, 1998
2. http;//sapphire.com/UNCAT/uncat19.html. 1/1/2000
3. personal interview: Chris Johnson; Paul Rogers
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