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Since 1988, the Southeast Fisheries Science Center Mississippi Laboratories has conducted Turtle Excluder Device (TED) certification testing to evaluate candidate TEDs for sea turtle exclusion efficiency following a standardized small turtle testing protocol. The protocol consists of towing a 50 ft, western jib trawl directly astern of a vessel at a towing speed of 2.5 kts. A messenger wire is incorporated into the trawl and attached to the towing vessel. Turtles are transported from the vessel to the trawl inside a herculite bag via the messenger wire. Three SCUBA divers are utilized to conduct the test. Diver one releases each turtle into the trawl, diver two records elapsed time and captures escaping turtles or removes captured turtles from the trawl. Diver three records the entire sequence with a video camera. The performance of the control TED for a given year is utilized to determine the sea turtle exclusion efficiency of candidate TEDs and determine if designs pass or fail. All TEDs that pass the certification protocol are considered allowable gear for use in commercial shrimp trawl fisheries both domestically and internationally.

Child Items

Type Title
Data Set Fisheries Conservation Engineering Videos

Contact Information

Metadata Contact
Bret D Hataway
bret.d.hataway@noaa.gov
228-762-4591 x291

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-98° W, -81° E, 31° N, 24° S

Gulf of Mexico

Time Frame 1
1988 - Present

Item Identification

Title: Fisheries Conservation Engineering Videos
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Since 1988, the Southeast Fisheries Science Center Mississippi Laboratories has conducted Turtle Excluder Device (TED) certification testing to evaluate candidate TEDs for sea turtle exclusion efficiency following a standardized small turtle testing protocol. The protocol consists of towing a 50 ft, western jib trawl directly astern of a vessel at a towing speed of 2.5 kts. A messenger wire is incorporated into the trawl and attached to the towing vessel. Turtles are transported from the vessel to the trawl inside a herculite bag via the messenger wire. Three SCUBA divers are utilized to conduct the test. Diver one releases each turtle into the trawl, diver two records elapsed time and captures escaping turtles or removes captured turtles from the trawl. Diver three records the entire sequence with a video camera. The performance of the control TED for a given year is utilized to determine the sea turtle exclusion efficiency of candidate TEDs and determine if designs pass or fail. All TEDs that pass the certification protocol are considered allowable gear for use in commercial shrimp trawl fisheries both domestically and internationally.

Purpose:

To evaluate candidate Turtle Excluder Devices for sea turtle exclusion efficiency following a standardized small turtle testing protocol.

Physical Location

Organization: Mississippi Laboratory
City: Pascagoula
State/Province: MS

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 269753
Date Effective From: 1986
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Hataway, Bret D
Address: 202 Delmas Avenue
Pascagoula, MS 33149
USA
Email Address: bret.d.hataway@noaa.gov
Phone: 228-762-4591 x291
Fax: 228-769-9200

Distributor

CC ID: 269751
Date Effective From: 2013
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
USA
Phone: (305)361-5761
URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 269754
Date Effective From: 1986
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Hataway, Bret D
Address: 202 Delmas Avenue
Pascagoula, MS 33149
USA
Email Address: bret.d.hataway@noaa.gov
Phone: 228-762-4591 x291
Fax: 228-769-9200
View Historical Support Roles

Extents

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 269757
W° Bound: -98
E° Bound: -81
N° Bound: 31
S° Bound: 24
Description

Gulf of Mexico

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 269756
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 1988

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

Contact the individual identified as the distributor for this dataset. Please include the title of the dataset and the name of the data steward when requesting a copy of this data.

Data Access Constraints:

There are not restrictions or legal prerequisites for accessing this data.

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Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 269760
Download URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30063
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Data Quality

Quality Control Procedures Employed:

Videos are reviewed by scientific staff during and upon completion of projects.

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Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
66
Data Set Fisheries Conservation Engineering Videos

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 30063
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:30063
Metadata Record Created By: Lisa L Desfosse
Metadata Record Created: 2016-01-11 13:06+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2021-10-27
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-10-27
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-10-27