A loggerhead turtle lays her eggs during nesting season on Wassaw Island as monitored by the Caretta Research Project team in Savannah, Ga., on Thursday, June 2, 2022. The turtles go into a trance ...

Sea turtle cases can come from off the coast of Georgia’s 15 barrier islands or as far north as the Massachusetts. Some turtles that travel to the Cape Cod area can get cold-stunned because they ...

According to the release, Marine Patrol officers will be available to conduct free dockside inspections of Turtle Excluder Devices, if shrimpers ask them to. To request an inspection, call Marine ...

The Senate approved a plan to ban shrimp trawling in inland waters and near the coast over strong objections from some coastal lawmakers.

This paper-based device offers a way to screen for cancer quickly and cheaply using tools nearly everyone already has. By making early detection easier, faster, and more affordable, it could help ...

Sea turtle cases can come from off the coast of Georgia’s 15 barrier islands or as far north as the Massachusetts. Some turtles that travel to the Cape Cod area can get cold-stunned because they ...

Bhat identified the implementation of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) in trawl nets as a crucial priority, essential for marine conservation and maintaining access to environmentally conscious ...

Roughly 60,000 to 80,000 terrapins drown in crab pots each year, he said. Turtle excluder devices, or TEDs — also known as bycatch reduction devices — have been around for decades.

A turtle excluder device on a crab trap. (Photo courtesy William & Mary Keck Lab) Maryland officials recognized back in the 1940s that the design of crab traps also attracts animals such as turtles, ...

Currently, other measures are in place for bycatch reduction, including weekend closures for inshore trawling, progressive area closures, and the requirement of turtle excluder devices — spaces ...