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Sea Turtle Week 2026: Celebrating Sea Turtle Conservation

A message from Kim Damon-Randall, Director of NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources for Sea Turtle Week, June 15–19, 2026.
June 14, 2026 - Leadership Message ,
National
Hawksbill sea turtle swimming underwater. Hawksbill sea turtle swimming underwater. Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Gearing Up: Turtle Excluder Devices Strengthen Fisheries and Help Recover Sea Turtle Populations

Since 1987, turtle excluder devices have protected sea turtles from getting accidentally caught in trawl nets. NOAA scientists and fishermen are working together to make TED designs even more effective, helping some sea turtle populations to rebound while continuing to provide economic opportunities.
November 26, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
turtle-escape-Dan-Foster.jpg A sea turtle escaping from a turtle excluder device. TEDs are metal grids placed in trawl nets to direct turtles out through escape openings. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Dan Foster

Tackling Sea Turtle Bycatch with International Fishing Communities

An international program is helping fishers in the Pacific coast of Mexico to reduce bycatch of protected sea turtles.
June 20, 2024 - Podcast ,
National
International
A loggerhead turtle swims through bright blue water. The surface is barely visible at the top of the frame. A loggerhead sea turtle swimming in a deep blue open ocean. Credit: Adobe Stock

Supplemental Biological Opinion for Hawaiʻi Shallow-Set Longline Fishery

NOAA Fisheries issued a no-jeopardy supplemental biological opinion on the authorization of the Hawaiʻi shallow-set longline fishery. The supplement considers the potential effects associated with fishing in the Hawaiʻi shallow-set longline…
Notice,
Pacific Islands
Issued
08/15/2026

Summer Flounder Sea Turtle Protection Area Map and GIS Data

Map depicting where summer flounder trawlers in waters off Virginia (south of Cape Charles) and North Carolina must use an approved Turtle Excluder Device.
September 25, 2023 - Map ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Summer_Flounder_Fishery-Sea_Turtle_Protection_Area_MAP.jpg

Exploring Solutions for Sea Turtle Bycatch

This Sea Turtle Week, we talk with Barbara Schroeder, National Sea Turtle Coordinator, about bycatch innovations that are helping sea turtles thrive and how we work with fishermen to reduce bycatch.
June 16, 2022 - Podcast ,
National
Galv_loggerhead_turtle_t._moore_noaa_via_wikimedia_750_500.png Loggerhead turtle. Credit: T. Moore (CC0 1.0)

2022 Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology (SBRM) Five-Year Review

All fishery management plans (FMP) must establish a standardized reporting methodology to assess the amount and type of bycatch occurring in the fishery. A review of SBRMs for each FMP must be performed at least once every five years.
Southeast

Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program 2017-2018 Report to Congress

This report describes the FY17 and FY18 projects that leverage technology to reduce bycatch in the nation's fisheries.
National

Summer Flounder Trawling Requirements

To protect sea turtles, summer flounder trawlers in waters off Virginia (south of Cape Charles) and North Carolina must use an approved Turtle Excluder Device (TED) installed in a TED extension (a cylinder of webbing in which the TED is installed),…
Final Rule,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Effective
08/15/2026

Virginia Pound Net Regulated Area Map & GIS Data

Map depicting where pound net regulations are in place in Virginia state waters.
August 28, 2019 - Map ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic