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 …

…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