- turtle excluder device
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A device that allows a captured sea turtle to escape when caught in a fishing net.
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Turtle excluder device — A turtle excluder device or TED is a specialized device that allows a captured sea turtle to escape when caught in a fisherman s net.Sea turtles are occasionally caught as bycatch by commercial shrimp fishers. These fishing boats commonly use a… … Wikipedia
turtle excluder device — any device used to exclude turtles from nets where they may drown; a grid of bars fitted to the mouth of the net allows fish and shrimps to enter but deflects the larger turtles. Abbreviated as TED … Dictionary of ichthyology
Sea turtle — Sea turtles An olive ridley sea turtle Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
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Kemp's ridley sea turtle — See also: Olive ridley sea turtle and Ridley sea turtle Kemp s ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys kempii … Wikipedia
Shrimp turtle case — Shrimp and turtle case= In 1994, the WTO intervened to address member concerns regarding the import of shrimp and its impact on turtles. This became known as the Shrimp and Turtle. The environmental group from Oakland, California, Earthjustice… … Wikipedia
TED — • Turtle Excluder Device … Maritime acronyms and abbreviations
PRETOMA — (programa restauracion de tortugas marinas) is a Costa Rican non profit NGO that was founded in 1997. The group consists of biologists, naturalists, conservationists, and volunteers who are dedicated to protecting and conserving sea turtles in… … Wikipedia
Marine conservation — Coral reefs have a great amount of biodiversity. Marine conservation, also known as marine resources conservation, is the protection and preservation of ecosystems in oceans and seas. Marine conservation focuses on limiting human caused damage to … Wikipedia
TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (Business » General) **** Technology Entertainment Design (Community » Media) ** Transient Enhanced Diffusion (Academic & Science » Electronics) ** Turtle Excluder Device (Academic & Science » Ocean Science) ** Turtle… … Abbreviations dictionary
