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Testing the Turtle Excluder Device

Picture by: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Picture taken on: June 4th, 2008

Tags: bycatch southeast

Researchers from NOAA Fisheries Service's Southeast Fisheries Science Center test new turtle excluder device designs on an annual basis to determine how quickly turtles can escape from shrimp trawl nets with these devices.

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